Updated On: 10 September, 2025 01:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
had sustained the lumbar bone stress injury nearly two months ago, when he had started experiencing soreness in his back after the "Aussies" had won the Test series against the West Indies. The pacer will also skip the Shield matches to completely shift his focus on regaining match fitness for the upcoming Ashes series against England

Pat Cummins (Pic: X/@ICC)
Australia`s Test captain Pat Cummins, who is currently out of action, said that he will take a four to six-week break to recover from the lumbar bone stress injury.
"I`d imagine (I`d want to be bowling) at minimum a month out, maybe six weeks," Cummins was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.