# Cricket: Australia’s captain, Pat Cummins, hopes to be fit for the second Ashes Test against England, starting in Brisbane on the fourth of next month. He will sit out the first encounter, starting in Perth on the 21st of this month. A lower-back issue has sidelined the fast bowler since July, and Scott Boland is expected to replace him for the opener. This will be the first time Cummins won’t play in an Ashes Test since making his debut in the first Test against England in 2017.
Cricket: Cummins targets return in second Ashes Test