Cricket Australia insist they have no issue with Pat Cummins playing overseas Twenty20 leagues while skipping the Big Bash, adamant the Test captain has struck the right balance in his schedule.
Cummins and Australia's front-line quicks will again miss this summer's BBL, thanks largely to there only being a small - two-week - gap between the end of Australia's home Tests and a tour of Sri Lanka.
The pace ace has not featured in Australia's premier Twenty20 tournament since February 2019, having effectively signed a marketing deal with the Sydney Thunder last summer.