After Australia’s 1-0 Test series triumph over Pakistan on Friday, captain Pat Cummins praised the influence of interim coach Andrew McDonald in the team’s victory. Nathan Lyon’s five-wicket haul and skipper Pat Cummins’ three-wicket haul helped Australia in bowling out Pakistan at 235 and claiming a victory by 155 runs on Day 5 of the third Test.
“He’s fantastic, Very diligent, very thorough, strategic, very organised. He is a huge part of this tour win … and all the support staff. It’s not just the players that walk out, we have got a squad of 30-odd people working so hard. He (McDonald) has been an important part,” cricket.com.au quoted Pat Cummins as saying.
Earlier pacer Mitchell Johnson described Cummins as “gutless” and accused him of having an agenda to get in a coach he wants, but the Test captain dismissed the accusations.
“It’s not my place to appoint the coach, but he has been fantastic. We need a new style of coaching and skillset,” said Cummins.
Cummins’ next captaincy assignment is a two-Test tour of Sri Lanka in June and July before a four-Test tour of India starting in September.
