It normally takes four months to come back from the injury that has sidelined Pat Cummins thus far during the Ashes, but the Australian skipper is set to return after just seven weeks.

Australia can wrap up the Ashes series with a win in Adelaide after dominating England in both the Brisbane and Perth Tests.

Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has issued an emotional statement on Instagram as the sporting world grieves the tragedy in Bondi. Ahead of the third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval, Cummins said he was “absolutely devastated by the horror” at Bondi, while also calling for people to donate blood.

The Australia captain first felt back pain against West Indies in Jamaica and was unsure for a while whether he'd be able to face England

Pat Cummins has made a huge call on his playing future a day before the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.

Australia and England players wore black armbands during third Ashes Test in Adelaide from Wednesday following Bondi beach shooting on Sunday; flags flew at half-mast; home captain Pat Cummins, who lives in neighbouring suburb to Bondi,

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Usman Khawaja scored 82 in a dramatic return to the Ashes on Wednesday, helping salvage Australia’s innings around a faltering top order on the opening day of the third cricket test against England.

Steve Smith is a last-minute withdrawal from the third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval, where Usman Khawaja is back and Australia are batting first.