Pat Cummins believes he is more value to Australia using next month to prepare for this summer’s India Test series instead of joining the white-ball tour of the UK.
Pat Cummins concentrating on five Test series against IndiaCaptain Pat Cummins will prioritise this summer’s Test series against India by skipping Australia’s September short form tour of the UK, having spent much of the past four monthsThe old club versus country argument is now redundant when it comes to senior players, with Test cricket, World Cups and big-money IPL stints the clear priorities.
Anti-government protests flared in Dhaka during July, with hundreds killed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina forced to flee the country after a 15-year rule. “This is an interesting year in that this gap leading into the summer was always pre-planned,” Cummins said as he and Healy launched Play Cricket Week in Sydney on Monday, encouraging children to take up the sport.“The MLC popped up late. Talking through the schedules, it didn’t really change any of the prep leading into the summer. It was a nice little gap, which isn’t always going to be the case in other seasons where international cricket clashes, and that takes priority.
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