Australian skipper Pat Cummins stated he was assured Sunday of being match to play within the second Adelaide Test after failing to show his arm through the West Indies second innings in Perth.
The tempo spearhead has been nursing a light thigh drawback and whereas he took the sector, he didn’t bowl on Saturday nor Sunday as Australia dismissed the guests for 333 to win by 164 runs.
In his absence, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood shouldered the fast-bowling workload, together with six-wicket hero Nathan Lyon as Australia prevailed earlier than tea on day 5.
There is a brief turnaround for the day-night Adelaide Test, which begins on Thursday, however Cummins stated he must be okay.
“It’s just a small strain, normally a one-weeker (recovery) and if you bowl you make it worse, but I’ll spend the next few days rehabbing and think it’s a pretty good chance I’ll be good for Adelaide,” he stated.
Australia play 5 Tests this summer time, with three in opposition to South Africa after the West Indies, then an enormous 2023 forward, with Cummins additionally aware that he has plenty of bowling to do.
“It’s definitely part of the thought process the last few days. I don’t really want to turn a one-weeker into a three or four-week injury and potentially miss the summer,” he stated.
“We’ll weigh all that up, but I felt pretty comfortable out there.”
Even with out Cummins, Australia had been too good for the West Indies, with Lyon ending with 6-128 regardless of the wicket providing little for spinners.
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The skipper stated he felt the group was enhancing in with the ability to shut out Tests on day 5 after a number of failures to take action lately.
“I hope so, the last few instances, in Pakistan (this year) and here, I’ve felt the whole squad has been really composed, not just the bowlers but the fielding group out there,” he stated.
“I just feel like we’ve given ourselves the best chance. Feels like we’ve got a really good method. It’s not going to work every time but we’re giving ourselves the best chance.”