Cummins to miss Australia’s Champions Trophy

AFP | Sydney

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Australia captain Pat Cummins is “hugely unlikely” for the Champions Trophy because of injury while fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood is also a doubt, coach Andrew McDonald said yesterday.

Cummins skipped the ongoing Test tour of Sri Lanka for the birth of his second child but also has an ankle problem. The Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates begins on February 19.

“Patty is hugely unlikely, which is a bit of shame, and we’ve also got Josh Hazlewood, who is battling (to be fit) at the moment,” McDonald told a radio station.