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With Australia currently taking on West Indies in a Test series, they will next feature in a five-match T20I series. However, Pat Cummins is leading the team from down under in the longest format, he is set to take a break from the limited overs leg. However, the Aussies have a full-packed cricketing calendar ahead, in a big update it has been informed that Pat Cummins is set to miss their South Africa series, which is scheduled to be played from August 10 to 24.
With the World Test champions, South Africa set to travel to Australia in a limited-overs tour in August 2025, Cummins is set to miss the tour as he sets his eyes to prolong his Test career. The decision from the Aussie all-rounder comes as he aims to focus on maintaining his fitness.
Pat Cummins to miss South Africa series to focus on Ashes preparations
With Australia set to host the highly-anticipated Ashes series at the end of the year, starting November 21, Pat Cummins aims to focus and maintain his fitness for the longest format. Speaking at the Sabina Park, Cummins told reporters, "I'll have a good training block for the next couple of months, six weeks or so.”
"Probably not bowling, but lots of gym work. (My) body feels pretty good, but there's always little bits and pieces you're always trying to get right and then build up for the summer,” he continued. The Aussie captain also hinted of making a return in the white-ball series against New Zealand and India later in the year.
“So it'll probably look like white-ball (cricket)…we've got some (matches against) New Zealand, India, potentially a Shield game and then into the home summer," he added. Cummins-led Australia cricket team will take the field for the third and final Test against West Indies, starting July 12 at the Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.
