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After India and England Test series, everyone is waiting for Ashes. From November 21, this series of 5 Test matches between Australia and England will begin. This time this series is to be played in Australia and in such a situation, the hosts are already considered to be the contender to win the series. But this time in the Ashes, the Australian team may have to start without their captain. According to media reports, captain Pat Cummins are struggling with his fitness and his fit till the beginning of the series seems to be difficult at the moment.
A back injury became a disaster for Cummins
According to the report by England newspaper The Telegraph, Pat Cummins, who was struggling with back problems, was recently scanned, in which his injury has not been completely cured. According to the report, the injury of Pat Cummins needs to be managed properly, due to which it seems difficult to play in the initial match of the Ashes. However, in the coming days, Tests will be done again from Cummins and on the basis of that, a decision will be taken to play them.
The report states that the Australian board believes that there is not much concern about Cummins’ fitness, but its selectors are preparing themselves for every possible situation. According to the report, Cummins can be rested from the 2 important limited over series to be held in October in view of the Ashes. The first T20 series will be played against New Zealand from October 1, after which the ODI series and then T20 series will be played between India and Australia from 21 October.
Ashes will start from November 21
The Ashes between Australia and England will start with the first Test match in Perth from 21 November. The second Test will start from December 4 in Brisbane. In Adelaide, the third from December 17 and then from December 26 in Melbourne will be played in Boxing Day Test. The series will end with a Sydney Test from 4 January 2026. This will be the second series in Australia and England’s current World Test Championship cycle. Australia played their first series against the West Indies, while England had competed with Team India in the first series.
