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Steve Smith expects ‘seamless transition’ if he fills in for injured Pat Cummins as Australia’s Ashes captain

Smith is likely to captain Australia in the Ashes opener if Cummins fails to recover for the Perth curtain-raiser.

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025

Australia’s Scott Boland shuts out noise from former England players before Ashes

Fast bowler says he and his teammates are focused on their own game after Stuart Broad and Mike Atherton delivered recent barbs

The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2025

Smith feeling fresh and back to his best after two hits

Steve Smith believes pre-seasons spent in New York are providing the perfect tonic for his batting, setting him up to score runs deeper into the Ashes series.

AAP · Oct 21, 2025

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Australia selector confident Pat Cummins will play major part in Ashes

George Bailey, Australia’s chair of selectors, has said he is confident Pat Cummins will play in the Ashes series against England

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025

Selectors look on positive side for Green's Ashes role

Chief selector George Bailey has had his say on Cameron Green's side soreness, Pat Cummins' Ashes availability, and if Marnus Labuschagne could open again.

AAP · Oct 18, 2025

England saved by the rain after Pakistan expose familiar flaws at Women’s World Cup

The weather intervened with Pakistan cruising towards victory having dismantled England with the ball

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Beware the quiet man: Ashes folklore is littered with unlikely names stepping up

Pat Cummins’ absence is not quite cause for unfettered English celebration – Scott Boland has ripped them apart before

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

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Timely Ashes boost for Neser, Swepson stars for Bulls

Michael Neser has done his hopes of playing an Ashes Test this summer some good, taking four wickets for Queensland to bowl South Australia out for 228.

AAP · Oct 15, 2025

Konstas out for a duck, Abbott hurt in blue day for NSW

Sam Konstas and Sean Abbott have handed Australia's selectors two reasons for headaches on the opening day of NSW's Sheffield Shield match against Victoria.

AAP · Oct 15, 2025

'Worst Australian team since 2010-11': Stuart Broad

Ex-England fast bowler Stuart Broad has hit back at David Warner, claiming Australia are at their weakest for a home Ashes series in 15 years.

AAP · Oct 15, 2025

Broad brands Australia’s team as their worst since 2010 as pre-Ashes barbs fly

Stuart Broad has said that England will face “probably the worst Australian team since 2010” on tour this winter

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025

Cummins feared Ashes could be over a fortnight ago

Pat Cummins believes his recovery from a stress injury in his lower back is now progressing, but the Test captain was fearing the worse not long ago.

AAP · Oct 14, 2025

Brydon Carse reveals Stokes and Wood are close to 100% and ‘raring to go’ for Ashes

England pace bowler Brydon Carse has revealed captain Ben Stokes and fellow quick Mark Wood are close to 100% fitness as Ashes series looms

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025

Pat Cummins: Australia captain makes new admission over fitness for First Ashes Test

Recent reports claimed that influential skipper was in danger of missing the entire series against England with lingering back injury

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2025

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The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025

Australia captain Pat Cummins ‘less than likely’ to be fit for first Ashes Test

The fast bowler is recovering from lumbar bone stress in his lower back and has not played since July

AAP · Oct 13, 2025

Cummins plots bowling return with Ashes opener unlikely

Pat Cummins has conceded he is unlikely to play in the first Ashes Test in Perth, but the Test captain is aiming to soon take a huge leap towards bowling again.

AAP · Oct 11, 2025

Boland's MCG heroics more relevant than 2023 Ashes blip

England went after Scott Boland in the 2023 Ashes and became the only team to conquer the Victorian, but Australia's coach believes that is now irrelevant.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025

Harry Brook says Pat Cummins’ absence could boost England’s Ashes hopes

England’s vice-captain Harry Brook believes the tourists can take advantage if Cummins’ back injury rules him out of the first Test in Perth

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The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025

Australia head coach not giving up hope of having Pat Cummins for Ashes opener

Cummins returned to running this week as he recovers from lumbar bone stress in his lower back.

AAP · Oct 10, 2025

Cummins 'a lot more optimistic' for first Test

Pat Cummins could soon learn if he will be fit for the first Ashes Test, with coach Andrew McDonald insistent his captain is still a chance to play.

AAP · Oct 9, 2025

Limited prep won't be a worry for Cummins: Starc

Mitchell Starc says Pat Cummins needs less time bowling than some other quicks to prepare for Tests, as Australia's pace ace fights to be fit for the Ashes.

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025

Pat Cummins: Australia captain 'surprised' by reports he could miss entire Ashes series

It had been suggested that lingering back problem would definitely rule skipper out of First Test and potentially all five

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025

Pat Cummins set to miss start of Ashes and could be absent for whole series

Cummins will all but definitely miss the first Ashes Test as his entire series is clouded with doubt

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025

Pat Cummins to miss first Ashes Test and possibly whole series – reports

The Wallabies captain has been sidelined with a back problem.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025

Pat Cummins expected to miss first Ashes Test as doubts grow over fitness for entire series

Australia captain set to be ruled out of opener against England in Perth with the star quick yet to return to bowling as he recovers from back injury

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