Cummins has been Ruled Out Of The 2nd Test And Scott Boland will Return To The XI

Pat Cummins has been Ruled Out Of The 2nd Test And Scott Boland will Return To The XI, with Steve Smith leading Australia in the Adelaide Test.

Scott Boland returns to the team in Replace of Cummins

Scott Boland will return to the team in place of Pat Cummins, who is out due to injury.

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Steve Smith will captain Australia for the second consecutive year in Adelaide after Pat Cummins was ruled out of the day-night NRMA Insurance Test against the West Indies due to a quad strain.

Scott Boland will replace Cummins in his first Test since last summer’s Ashes, having failed to make a timely recovery from the injury sustained during Australia’s 164-run win in Perth.

The 29-year-old looked dashing as he completed a fitness test with physio Nick Jones during Australia’s main training session on Tuesday.

Decided To Play Safe With The Captain:-

But the hosts finally decided to play it safe with their fast-bowling skipper.

The Australian team is hopeful that Cummins will be fit for the first Test against South Africa at the Gabba next week.

Smith said of Cummins, “I don’t think he was far away (from playing) and he will continue to perform well this week.”

“But with what’s coming up, a big series against South Africa and then the Tests in India, there’s a lot of cricket.

Cummins also missed last year’s Adelaide Ashes Test as a close COVID-19 contact. Vice-captain Smith stood in as captain on that occasion and will take over the reins again this week.

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Men’s NRMA Insurance Test Series vs West Indies:-

1st Test: Australia won by 164 runs

8-12 December: 2nd Test, Adelaide Oval, 3 pm AEDT (d/n).

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Cummins has been Ruled Out Of The 2nd Test And Scott Boland will Return To The XI

Australia squad: 1. Pat Cummins (c), 2. Scott Boland, 3. Alex Carey, 4. Cameron Green, 5. Marcus Harris, 6. Josh Hazlewood, 7. Travis Head, 8. Usman Khawaja, 9. Marnus Labuschagne, 10. Nathan Lyon, 11. Lance Morris, 12. Michael Neser, 13. Steve Smith, 14. Mitchell Starc, 15. David Warner.

West Indies squad: 1. Kraigg Brathwaite (c), 2. Jermaine Blackwood, 3. Nkrumah Bonner, 4. Shamrah Brooks, 5. Tagnarin Chanderpaul, 6. Roston Chase, 7. Joshua da Silva, 8. Jason Holder, 9. Alzarri Joseph, 10. Kyle Mayers, 11. Marquino Mindley, 12. Anderson Phillip, 13. Kemar Roach, 14. Jaden Seales, 15. Devon Thomas.