A stress injury to the back had sidelined Cummins after Australia’s tour of the West Indies in July. While the pacer has resumed running following scans that showed some improvement, the cricketer and coach are treading cautiously in order not to aggravate the injury again.
“Myself and Patty (Cummins) have spoken about that type of timeframe. Or else you start to bring in other risk factors – a) you’re not skill ready, b) soft tissue injuries then become a real risk.”
“And if you were to do a soft tissue injury early in a series like the Ashes, then it’s a long way back from where he’s been. So we’ll be mindful of all those risk factors.”
The coach said that a few weeks back the chances of Cummins playing the Perth Test were negligible but after some “variables” were incorporated in his training, he has shown improvement.
“It’s a big couple of weeks, we’ve added some variables into his training in the last couple of weeks and had a positive result there. There’s some positive signs speaking to Patty over the last few days. He’s a lot more optimistic. Those who have been through this type of injury (say) these things ebb and flow.
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