Australian captain Pat Cummins, who is playing in the ICC Champions Trophy, is a doubt. He has an ankle injury, for which he will have to undergo a scan. Australia's chief selector George Bailey has given an update on Pat Cummins' fitness.
Cummins is about to become a father for the second time, Bailey said, for which he is currently on break. He has a slight ankle injury. He will undergo a scan next week, after which the status of his injury will be known. When asked if Cummins would be able to play in the Champions Trophy, he replied, “Nothing can be said at the moment.” A decision will be taken only after seeing the scan report. The Champions Trophy 2025 hosted by Pakistan will start from February 19 and will continue till March 9.
Australia recently won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 3-1 against India led by Pat Cummins. Cummins was the team's highest wicket-taker in BGT. He also won his team the ODI World Cup in 2023.
Pat Cummins was Australia's highest wicket-taker in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India.
Australia's first match is against England Australia's first match in the Champions Trophy will be against Pakistan on February 22. The Australian team has been placed in Group-2 along with England, South Africa and Afghanistan.
Pakistan gets to host the Champions Trophy.
Cummins will not play the Test series against Sri Lanka The Australian squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka has been announced. Cricket Australia announced the 16-member squad on Thursday. Regular captain Pat Cummins will miss this series. In his absence, the team will be captained by Steve Smith.
The final of the WTC will be played between Australia and South Africa The final of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 will be played between Australia and South Africa. The final match will be played at Lord's from June 11. Australia have reached the final for the second time in a row, but South Africa will play the final for the first time. In the final match played in 2023, Australia defeated India by 209 runs.
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