Prior to day two of this Test, December 18, Cummins last bowled a ball in a competitive game of cricket on July 13. He went 16 weeks in that time without bowling a single ball, even in the nets, to let his lumbar bone stress injury heal.

Australia captain Pat Cummins praised his players for persevering through a raft of injury setbacks as the hosts celebrated retaining the Ashes with victory over England in the third test in Adelaide on Sunday.

Australian captain says ‘I doubt I’ll be playing in Melbourne’ while Nathan Lyon suffers hamstring injury

Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland took the remaining wickets to clinch the series victory in a record-equalling 11 days, a fair achievement given Josh Hazlewood hasn’t played in the series and Steve Smith missed the third Test.

Australia captain Pat Cummins reflects on Adelaide’s Ashes triumph, praising his team’s resilience and relentless attack.

He’s achieved an Ashes feat that few other captains have. But he’s still missing an outright win in England

The returns of Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon might both have been triumphant 'one-and-done' appearances as Australia now weigh up the risk-reward equation of pushing their captain in pursuit of an Ashes whitewash.

After a five-and-a-half-month injury break, the Australian captain took six wickets in the third Test and was a key factor in their 82-run win at the Adelaide Oval.

When Joe Root punched his bat after nibbling Pat Cummins behind he was like that man on a diet furious with himself for snatching the last party pie.

Australian captain Pat Cummins said he is unlikely to play in the Boxing Day Test, while he also admitted his surprise at England’s abandonment of Bazball at the Adelaide Oval.