The fast bowler will return as captain at Adelaide as he plays his first game for five months having recovered from a back injury

Australia can wrap up the Ashes series with a win in Adelaide after dominating England in both the Brisbane and Perth Tests.

Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has issued an emotional statement on Instagram as the sporting world grieves the tragedy in Bondi. Ahead of the third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval, Cummins said he was “absolutely devastated by the horror” at Bondi, while also calling for people to donate blood.

It normally takes four months to come back from the injury that has sidelined Pat Cummins thus far during the Ashes, but the Australian skipper is set to return after just seven weeks.

Test skipper Pat Cummins could make a cameo in this season’s BBL after the Aussie star signed with the Sydney Thunder as a marquee supplementary player. Cummins hasn’t featured in the BBL since his lone appearance in the 2018/19 season but could make his long-awaited return once his Ashes commitments are over.

Australia and England players wore black armbands during third Ashes Test in Adelaide from Wednesday following Bondi beach shooting on Sunday; flags flew at half-mast; home captain Pat Cummins, who lives in neighbouring suburb to Bondi,

Australian cricket team captain Pat Cummins has issued an urgent appeal for blood donations following Sunday's deadly attack at Bondi Beach, which claimed 16 lives and left dozens injured.

Australia's cricket captain, Pat Cummins, met his wife, Becky, in 2013, and they now share two kids. Read all about their family here.

An emotional Alex Carey slammed a majestic 106 on his home ground and Usman Khawaja hit a defiant 82 Wednesday to put Australia in the driving seat of the third Ashes Test against England.  - Khawaja reprieve - Australia lead the five-Test series 2-0 and will retain the Ashes if they win or draw,