Cummins Ashes Opener Se Bahar, Coach Ko Dusre Test Mein Wapsi Ki Umeed

“Usay fit hone mein 4 haftay se zyada lagte hain, aur hamare paas waqt khatam ho gaya hai,” — Coach Andrew McDonald

Sydney: Australia ke fast bowler aur captain Pat Cummins agle mahine Perth mein hone wale pehle Ashes Test ke liye fit nahi ho payenge. Steve Smith unki jagah team ki captaincy sambhalen ge, Cricket Australia ne peer ke din tasdeeq ki.

Cummins ko neeche kamar (lower-back) ki chot ke sabab July se cricket se door rehna pada hai, aur pehle hi yeh andesha tha ke woh 21 November se shuru hone wale England ke khilaf series opener ke liye fit nahi honge.

Coach Andrew McDonald ne kaha ke Cummins ne dobara running shuru kar di hai aur is hafte se bowling bhi resume karenge. Unho ne umeed zahir ki ke 32 saal ke Cummins 4 December se Brisbane mein hone wale day-night second Test ke liye fit ho sakte hain.

“Usay fit hone mein 4 plus haftay lagte hain, aur badqismati se hamare paas waqt kam tha. Magar hum dusre Test ke liye pur umeed hain,” McDonald ne Canberra mein media se guftagu karte hue kaha.
“Woh is hafte se bowling shuru karega — jo ek bara positive qadam hai. Hum uske wapas aane ke safar par hain.”

Boland Ko Mauqa Milega

Cummins ke na hone se Scott Boland ko bowling attack mein shamil hone ka mauqa milne ka imkaan hai.
Cummins 2017-18 ki Ashes series ke baad se Australia ke liye England ke khilaf har Test series ka hissa rahe hain aur unho ne team ko urn jeetne aur retain karne mein aham kirdar ada kiya hai.

Coach McDonald ne tasleem kiya ke captain aur top fast bowler dono ka pehle Test se bahar hona ideal surat-e-haal nahi, lekin unhone kaha ke team ne pehle se alternate plans bana rakhe the.

Halanki abhi Ashes series squad ka elaan nahi hua, lekin Boland ka Josh Hazlewood aur Mitchell Starc ke saath Perth Stadium mein bowling attack ka hissa banna taqreeban yaqini hai.

36 saal ke Boland ne ab tak 14 Test matches mein 62 wickets liye hain, 16.53 ki zabardast average ke saath. Woh khaas tor par Australia ki hard pitches par bohot effective bowler samjhe jate hain.

“Jab aap Scott Boland jaise bowler ko replacement ke tor par dekhte hain, to yeh buri position nahi,” McDonald ne kaha.
“Aur jab Cummins wapas aaye ga, to yeh team ke liye aik zabardast boost hoga — ek fully fit Pat Cummins ka wapas aana Ashes ke darmiyan bara farq laayega.”

Steve Smith Dobara Captain

Smith ko 2018 mein Newlands ball-tampering scandal ke baad captaincy se hata diya gaya tha, magar tab se unhone Cummins ki gher hazri mein team ko chhe Test matches mein lead kiya hai.

“Ab hum Steve Smith par flip karte hain, aur hum bohot khush naseeb hain ke hamare paas itna tajurbekar leader mojood hai,” McDonald ne kaha.
“Dono ek doosre ke saath acha kaam karte hain… aur Cummins bhi squad ke saath Perth jaayega. Main yeh wazeh taur par keh sakta hoon,” unho ne izafa kiya.

Mitch Marsh Ki Wapsi Ka Imkaan

McDonald ne yeh bhi kaha ke selectors Mitch Marsh ko Test cricket mein wapas lane par ghour kar rahe hain, bhale hi Marsh ne maazi mein kaha tha ke woh Ashes series “beer haath mein le kar TV par dekhenge.”

“Agar humein lagta hai ke kisi white-ball player ko Test mein lana team ke liye behtar hoga, to hum zaroor consider karenge — aur agar naam lena ho to woh Mitch Marsh ho sakta hai,” McDonald ne kaha.
“Woh abhi bohot ache form mein hai, aur hum uske Test career ko khatam nahi samajhte.”