{"id":201062,"date":"2022-03-03T06:33:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T07:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=201062"},"modified":"2022-03-03T22:58:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T22:58:54","slug":"cummins-stumped-at-first-major-test-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=201062","title":{"rendered":"Cummins stumped at first major Test selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australian captain Pat Cummins is unsure what the team will look like for the first Test against Pakistan in less than 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The Aussies kick off their first tour of Pakistan since 1998 with a Test match at Rawalpindi on Friday, beginning 4pm AEDT.<\/p>\n<p>Since assuming the captaincy role at the beginning of the summer, Cummins has made a habit of revealing the playing XI at his press conference the day before the match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/news\/ukraine-russia-updates-athletes-killed-during-invasion\/8a4fd886-8b93-4685-8242-d69ed966dd2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>First confirmed sports stars killed fighting for Ukraine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/golf\/pga-tour-tiger-woods-beats-out-phil-mickelson-for-11-million-impact-bonus-tweet\/ab53ec4a-dd93-4cad-8607-5c9fa3b20425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tiger Woods burns Phil Mickelson with one word tweet over $11 bonus<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/motorsport\/f1-2022-russian-drivers-banned-from-racing-in-britain-nikita-mazepin-haas\/8bfbf45d-069b-44c6-aea0-a5377fb26997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>Russian driver Mazepin banned from British Formula 1 GP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But when asked by journalists today, Cummins didn&#x27;t have a line-up ready.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We&#x27;re pretty sure but we just want to have another look at the wicket, which we probably won&#x27;t get the chance today,&quot; Cummins said in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6299478755001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/03\/414557\/pickerimage.jpg\" alt=\"Cummins yet to decide Aussie team\" data-vms-id=\"ref:cl0apazfb000h0jpntrp5mtyu\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Later this arvo, we&#x27;ll work out the exact XI, or tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;But two spinners (or) three quicks, we have a fair idea of what we want to do but don&#x27;t want to make the call too early without fully knowing what the wicket is.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The Aussies have not been able to see the Rawalpindi wicket since Tuesday, due to rain cancelling today&#x27;s pre-match training session.<\/p>\n<p>Cummins and the selectors are tossing up whether to pick two specialist spin bowlers.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Lyon is considered an automatic selection, but Australia also took leggie Mitchell Swepson and left-arm orthodox bowler Ashton Agar, who both turn the ball away from the right-hander.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6299348924001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/03\/414252\/pickerimage.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Chappell questions Justin Langer&#x27;s legacy: Outside the Rope\" data-vms-id=\"ref:cl09441df00010jpef556qjlb\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As for the quicks, Cummins is a certain selection, and his fellow pacemen Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will both start unless Australia needs to drop one of them to accommodate a second spinner.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Stats seem to favour fast bowlers here,&quot; Cummins said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It looks like a good wicket, so I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s going to be seaming or swinging all over the place but I think there&#x27;s going to be enough there.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><strong><em>clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Australian captain Pat Cummins is unsure what the team will look like for the first Test against Pakistan in less than 24 hours. 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