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Australian skipper Pat Cummins was seen training with the team at nets ahead of the much-awaited Ashes 2025-26 starting on November 21. Cummins suffered a lumbar stress injury during the West Indies tour back in September 2025 and has been out of action since then. Cummins isn’t also included in the Australian squad for the first Ashes Test In Perth as Steve Smith will take charge as captain.
The fans are eager to see Pat Cummins in action in the second Test against England and the star fast bowler was seen training with the team as providing a sigh of relief for the Australian supporters. The second Ashes Test is scheduled to be played at The Gabba in Brisbane from December 4 to 8 and Pat Cummins is likely to return in the Australian lineup before that.
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Australia aim to retain Ashes for 5th consecutive time
The Ashes series has been a crucial contest for both Australia and England over the years. Now, the hosts Australia, will be looking to retain the Ashes for the fifth time as they take on England down under. The last time, Australia lost the Ashes was back in 2015. Since then, the Aussies ended up winning the Ashes in 2017-18, 2021-22 with the series getting drawn in 2019 and 2023.
Australia’s squad for 1st Ashes Test: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster
England's Ashes 2025-26 squad: Ben Stokes (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Mark Wood.
