Updated On: 03 September, 2025 05:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A scan revealed lumbar bone stress in Pat Cummins` lower back, which has caused a setback in his preparations for The Ashes. Following the injury, the Westmead-born cricketer is also set to miss out on the white-ball assignments against New Zealand and Team India

Pat Cummins (Pic: File Pic)
Australia captain Pat Cummins, who is currently struggling with an injury, is willing to commit himself and take a few risks to be fit for the upcoming highly anticipated Ashes against arch-rivals England.
"I think you`re willing to take a few risks and be a little bit aggressive to try and play as much Tests as you can. At this stage of my career, I feel like I can probably get up to speed a bit quicker than when I was 18 or 19," Cummins told cricket.com.au.
The Ashes is all set to kick off from November 21 in Perth.