Pat Cummins performs down hip niggle, says Starc gained’t be rushed again

Australia quick bowler Pat Cummins has performed down the affect of his longstanding hip damage, saying he’s hopeful it is going to heal totally over time as he continues to handle it on tour in Sri Lanka.

Cummins left the Indian Premier League early to get better from the pressure and was rested from the T20 collection however returned in Australia’s two-wicket win within the first one-day match towards Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Tuesday.
Australia’s white ball captain, Aaron Finch, revealed this week that Cummins had been carrying the damage for greater than a yr.

Cummins mentioned the damage was “nothing major at all.”

“It’s just been niggly for a little while,” he informed reporters on Wednesday. “That back end of the IPL just felt like it got really sore … and (it was) just pretty apparent I needed a bit of a break.”

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Australia’s tempo shares have taken successful in Sri Lanka, with Kane Richardson dominated out of the five-match ODI collection with a hamstring damage and Mitchell Starc recovering from a badly reduce finger.

All-rounder Mitchell Marsh is sidelined with a calf pressure.

Cummins mentioned Starc had returned to bowling, however selectors have been cautious forward of the two-test collection beginning June 29 in Galle.

“He’s a bit of a wait-and-see as well,” Cummins mentioned. “I think the plan was getting stitches out in the next day or two. We don’t want to put the test series in jeopardy by re-opening that (cut) too early. A good result would be if he played some of this (ODI) series.”

The second ODI is in Pallakele on Thursday.