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Pat Cummins is no certainty to play in the Champions Trophy with Australia’s captain to undergo scans on a sore ankle. With Australia’s captain already sitting out the Test tour of Sri Lanka for the impending birth of his child, Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday the quick was also managing ankle pain. Officials are unsure about the severity of the injury, or whether he will be fit to return for Australia’s first match in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan on February 22.
Mitch Marsh is Australia’s vice-captain in the one-day format, having taken on the full-time role in Twenty20s. Marsh was not picked in the Test squad for Sri Lanka on Thursday, but selectors have said he will be part of the Champions Trophy group to be named early next week. Josh Hazlewood is also not going to Sri Lanka on his return from a calf injury, with the seamer also kept on ice for the 50-over tournament.
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