Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins to recuperate in England with Australia A

Sydney: Young fast bowler Pat Cummins will travel with the Australia A squad on their tour of England as part of his recuperation from a back injury but will not play any matches, Cricket Australia said on Friday.

Cummins, who turned 20 on Wednesday, is the great hope of Australian pace bowling but injury has prevented him from donning the baggy green cap since he took seven wickets in a remarkable Test debut in South Africa in October 2011.

The latest problem is a strain to his upper back sustained last October but he has continued to be awarded central contracts by CA, most recently last month.

"Depending on his continued progression, he may play in intra-squad and warm up matches if this is deemed appropriate based on his workloads but there is no intention for Pat to play in any of the tour games," CA's Pat Howard said in a news release. The aim is to have Pat available and prepared for Australia A series in South Africa in July/August."...more    

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