Aussie skipper Cummins rules himself out of Test

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Australian skipper Pat Cummins has ruled himself retired of a instrumentality to India up of the 4th and last Test.

Cummins flew location to Sydney pursuing the 2nd lucifer to beryllium with his mother, who is successful palliative care.

He missed last week's triumph successful Indore, and has present confirmed helium volition besides miss the adjacent lucifer successful Ahmedabad, which begins connected Thursday.

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Steve Smith volition proceed to skipper successful Cummins' absence.

The Aussies person nary anticipation of taking the Border-Gavasker Trophy disconnected India, having mislaid the archetypal 2 matches of the series.

But past week's epic triumph successful Indore - which came successful little than 2 and a fractional days connected a particulate vessel rated "poor" by the ICC - ensured the squad volition vie successful the World Test Championship last successful June.

That lucifer successful England is expected to beryllium against India, but volition beryllium played connected a transportation and successful conditions overmuch much conducive to the Australian team.

Before then, though, the Aussies person 1 last task connected the subcontinent.

They tin level the bid if they triumph astatine Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad. It's incredibly uncommon for a touring squad to triumph a lucifer successful India, fto unsocial 2 successful a series.

Australia has not won a Test bid determination since 2004, and that drought volition continue.

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