PAT CUMMINS HAS BEEN APPOINTED AUSTRALIA NEW MEN'S TEST CAPTAIN AFTER TIM PAINE STEPPED DOWN AS A TEST CAPTAINCY
TODAY CRICKET AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCED PAT CUMMINS HAS BEEN APPOINTED THE NEW AUSTRALIA TEST CAPTAIN.
AUSTRALIA FAST BOWLER PAT CUMMINS IS THE 47TH CAPTAIN OF THE AUSTRALIAN MEN'S TEST CRICKET TEAM
AND PAT CUMMINS WILL LEAD FROM THE FRONT AS A TEST OFFICIALLY PERMANENT TEST CAPTAIN OF AUSTRALIA FOR THE UPCOMING ASHES TEST SERIES AGAINST ENGLAND WHICH WILL BEGIN ON 8 DECEMBER 2021 IN BRISBANE.
STEVE SMITH WILL BE A VICE-CAPTAIN OF AUSTRALIA HE IS BACK IN THE LEADERSHIP ROLE AFTER TWO YEARS WAS BANNED FROM THE BALL-TAMPERING SCANDAL IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 2018.
TIM PAINE STEPPED DOWN HIS TEST CAPTAINCY AND TOOK AN INDEFINITE BREAK FROM CRICKET FOR HIS MENTAL HEALTH FOLLOWING HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE AUSTRALIA TEST CAPTAINCY.
PAT CUMMINS SAID IAM IS HONOURED TO ACCEPT THIS ROLE AHEAD OF WHAT WILL BE MASSIVE ASHES SUMMER, I HOPE I CAN PROVIDE THE SAME LEADERSHIP TIM PAINE HAS GIVEN THE GROUP IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
AUSTRALIA VS ENGLAND MEN'S ASHES SCHEDULE 2021 :
FIRST TEST, BRISBANE, DECEMBER 08 - 12, 2021
SECOND TEST ,ADELAIDE ( D/N ) , DECEMBER 16 - 20 , 2021
THIRD TEST, MELBOURNE, DECEMBER 26 - 30, 2021
FOURTH TEST, SYDNEY, JANUARY 5 - 9 2022
FIFTH TEST , PERTH JAN 14 - 18 , 2022
STAY TUNED FOR THE CRICKET SLIDE FOR MORE UPDATES
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