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Cummins considered for Head-like injection at T20 World Cup
Inspiration from the triumphant 2023 ODI World Cup is fuelling Australia's approach to nursing their superstar paceman into the T20 showpiece
Australia will consider carrying Pat Cummins into the second half of the T20 World Cup if his back injury prohibits him from playing in the first stage of the tournament.
Test skipper Cummins was named in Australia's provisional 15-player squad on Thursday but will be carefully managed as his rehabilitation from a bone stress injury continues.
Cummins' only competitive match since July was the Adelaide Ashes Test in December, where he took three wickets in each innings as he led his side to retaining the urn.
Selectors eye left-field World Cup approach for Cummins
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Pat Cummins is likely to miss the start of Australia's Twenty20 World Cup campaign, as selectors eye a mid-tournament injection similar to Travis Head's in 2023.
Australia remain confident Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Tim David will all be fit for next month's tournament, with the trio included in a 15-man squad named earlier this week.
Chief selector George Bailey also confirmed on Saturday that Glenn Maxwell was a genuine back-up option to keep wicket, if Josh Inglis suffered a minor injury with no reserve in the group.
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Australia prepared to carry injured Pat Cummins through early T20 World Cup stages
Australia is prepared to carry Pat Cummins through the start of the T20 World Cup, even if he unavailable for the initial stages, according to chief selector George Bailey.
Cummins only played one Ashes Test as he made his return from a stress issue in his back, and was quickly put back on ice after Adelaide.
The skipper has already been ruled out of the short form series against Pakistan between the Ashes and the World Cup.
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