Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie says Pat Cummins should be afforded time to be with his sick mother and not be asked to return for the fourth Test.
abc.net.au/news/pat-cummins-should-be-given-time-off-jason-gillespie/102023090Australian captain Pat Cummins should be given the opportunity to sit out the rest of the Test series in India, former fast bowler Jason Gillespie says.
Cummins left India after Australia's heavy defeat in the second Test to spend time with his sick mother, who is currently in palliative care in Sydney. The 29-year-old told coach Andrew McDonald on Thursday that he wished to stay in Sydney and miss the third Test, due to start in Indore on March 1Former Australian quick Gillespie told ABC Sport that he should not feel obligated to return for the final Test in Ahmedabad.
"It wouldn't surprise me if we didn't see him on this tour [again]," Gillespie told Summer Grandstand on Saturday."With all due respect, the series is gone, we can't win the series, there's series coming up this year … moving forward, it might just be a really good opportunity for Pat Cummins to spend important time, precious time, with close family and friends.
"He's already missing the third Test, for me it's an absolute no-brainer. It wouldn't surprise me if behind the scenes they've already said to Pat, we don't need you here in India for this Test series.India has an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-Test series and has already retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
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