Australia suffered a big blow during the Ashes, Pat Cummins was out; Doubt over playing T20 World Cup

Head Coach Gives Big Update On Captain Pat Cummins: Australia has suffered a big setback during the Ashes series. Australian captain Pat Cummins is out of this series. Earlier, he was out only from the Boxing Day Test played in Melbourne. But now according to the latest information, he is out of the remaining two matches. In such a situation, it is not certain that Cummins will play in the T20 World Cup 2026.

On Tuesday, Australia announced its squad for the Melbourne Test against England. In which Nathan Lyon has been dropped along with Pat Cummins. After which Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald confirmed Pat Cummins’s exit from the fourth and fifth Test of the Ashes series.

Pat Cummins out of Ashes

McDonald told reporters in Melbourne that he would not be available for the rest of the series. We had been talking about his return for a long time. Yes, we were taking some risks. Now we have won the series, and that was the goal. Putting him at further risk and putting him at risk for a long time, we don’t want to do that. Pat also agrees with this.

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He further said, ‘The credit for his comeback goes to him and the medical team. To get a chance to get him back and take six wickets in that game and win an Ashes series was a great pleasure for everyone involved.”

Doubt on playing T20 World Cup

On the possibility of Pat Cummins playing the T20 World Cup, the head coach said that we are hopeful, but I can’t really say anything right now. It remains to be seen whether Cummins will be available for the T20 World Cup starting in February. “I can’t really say anything right now, we’re hopeful,” McDonald said. I think his back will be examined at some point. After that the decision will be taken. At present the situation is quite bad.

In the press conference after the Adelaide Test, Cummins had indicated that he could be rested to manage his ongoing back problem. If Pat Cummins is not available for the T20 World Cup 2026, it will be a big blow for Australia. This time the T20 World Cup will be organized in India and Sri Lanka.