Updated On: 02 September, 2025 01:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Pat Cummins bowled more than 95 overs across four Tests in the UK and the Caribbean this winter before experiencing back pain. His medical scans revealed "a level of lumbar bone stress" that CA says will "require further management" in the build-up to the marquee Ashes

Pat Cummins (Pic: File Pic)
Australia's star pacer and Test skipper Pat Cummins on Tuesday has been ruled out of the upcoming white-ball series against Team India and New Zealand.
The pacer has been struggling with a lower-back issue, following which Cricket Australia said that his rehabilitation is being managed, considering the much-needed appearance in The Ashes.
"Cummins won't be considered for the upcoming limited-overs series against India (or New Zealand) and will continue his rehabilitation plan with a return to bowling to be determined as part of his Ashes preparation," read CA's statement.