Steve Smith will return as Australias captain after Pat Cummins ruled out of the second Test match against the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval with a quadricep strain. Scott Boland will replace Cummins in Australia’s XI as the hosts aim for a sweep. They won the first Test quite comfortably by 164 runs in Perth despite a decent show from the Kraigg Brathwaite-led side.
“Team medical staff commenced Cummins’ recovery in Adelaide but selectors deemed there was not sufficient time for the fast bowler to be fully fit for the match,” the team said in a statement.
Cummins is expected to be fit for the first test against South Africa in Brisbane next week.
“I have to do it my own way, I can’t be someone else. I am pretty chilled – I took over for the game here last year and thought it went pretty smoothly. So same again,” he said.
