{"id":426992,"date":"2024-10-16T21:26:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=426992"},"modified":"2024-10-16T22:07:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T22:07:17","slug":"cummins-lifts-lid-on-decision-behind-smith-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=426992","title":{"rendered":"Cummins lifts lid on decision behind Smith switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

P\ufeffat Cummins<\/a> has opened up on Steve Smith<\/a>'s move back into the Australian middle order, admitting the former captain is "best suited" not facing the new ball.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old filled in at the end of last summer after the retirement of David Warner<\/a>, achieving mixed results alongside Usman Khawaja at the top of the order.<\/p>\n

But with an injury to Cameron Green and a desire to see out his Test career in the No.4 spot, Smith will return to the role where he found his greatest success<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to 9News Sydney ahead of next month's Test series against India on home soil, Cummins \ufeffrevealed the conversations over Smith's role had been going for months.<\/p>\n

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"Yeah we had a chat … we probably still hadn't made our mind up and we knew there was a bit of water to go under the bridge," he said.<\/p>\n

"Also with Cam's injury and a few rounds of Shield games \u2026 we chatted about it and I think it makes sense now.<\/p>\n

"He was really excited by the challenge of opening last year and he's really glad he did it, but I think after giving it a go, he thought he was best suited at four."<\/p>\n

Smith's switch will open the door for a new opener to join the line-up, with young gun Sam Konstas emerging as a genuine option after back-to-back Sheffield Shield tons.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old is one of the best young talents in the country and Cummins hinted that it's all about consistency in first-class cricket for the Sutherland product.<\/p>\n

"I've seen a little bit of Sam," he said.<\/p>\n

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"He obviously played really well last week, but he's young and you really don't know what someone is made of until they're out there.<\/p>\n

"If you keep scoring runs and doing well in domestic cricket it sets you up pretty well."<\/p>\n

Cummins will lead the Test team this summer in a five-game Border-Gavasker Trophy series and is hoping to defeat India in a series for the first time in his career.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"I think that's probably the one thing I haven't ticked … hopefully if you ask again in a few months we will have ticked it off," he said.<\/p>\n

Cummins may then miss some Tests against Sri Lanka to focus on the birth of his second child<\/a>.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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