Australian captain Pat Cummins has said that the upcoming home Test series against Team India will be a hard-fought one and he also predicts it to be alive until the final game as well. The veteran speedster also recalled being part of the last two home series as well. However, Team India will arrive in Australia to defend their Border Gavaskar Trophy, having won the last two series Down Under and they are aiming for a third win as well.
Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald, Cummins said: “The couple of home series I’ve played against India there’s always an element of attrition on them. The last series came down to the last session at the Gabba on the last day of the last Test match. That’s a good thing to keep in mind; it is a long series, and it might be tightly held until the last game, so you’ve got to manage your resources throughout. It’s up to me and Ron to set the order. I know there’s always commentary around everything to do with cricket. You listen to some, you don’t listen to others, but we’re still a fair way out from the series, so still a bit of water to go under the bridge.”
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Speaking about Cameron Green’s injury and his chances of featuring during the all-important series, Pat Cummins expressed sympathy and especially for being on the sidelines waiting to get fit as well. With Green likely to undergo surgery, Cummins shared his thoughts on this.
“Really sympathetic. We want him bowling, Cam wants to be bowling, and he has a long career ahead of him. So it’s about trying to place Cam the cricketer in the best position he can be to have the career that he’s hoping for. He’s young, so I’m sure he’ll be right in the long run. Bowling and trying to bowl fast is unfortunately fraught with injuries. In some ways, the hardest thing is missing cricket and seeing games go by that you could have been part of, but also it can be a pretty lonely way back.”It looks like Greeny is going to have that situation, which is not uncommon for him unfortunately, so he knows what needs to be done, but that doesn’t make it any easier,” Pat Cummins concluded.
