It’s probably better than expected: Pat Cummins on Ashes return

Australia Test captain Pat Cummins, who is set to miss the Ashes opener in Perth as hecontinues his recovery from a back injury, said he is progressing well for his return totheseriesinthesecond Test against England in Brisbane.

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Meanwhile, the speedster has expressed his desire to play as much as he can in the much-anticipated series.

“Tdon'treally want tocommit to anything this far out. I'm pretty keen to play as muchas I can, but realistically, if we have abiggame and I bowl 40 or 50 overs and then there’s a game that starts a few days later, it might be a bridge too far. I'm trying to get right, and ifI get right then hopefully, rll try to play most of it as I can," Cummins said.