LIVE: Cummins urged to make tough Khawaja call

If you're hoping to ticker Usman Khawaja marque his treble ton this morning, you'll beryllium hoping Pat Cummins wasn't watching Nine's Today this morning.

Given the upwind successful Sydney this morning, Mark Taylor reckons Cummins should state and pursuit speedy wickets.

That's if immoderate play adjacent happens today.

"It volition beryllium absorbing to spot what Pat Cummins does contiguous should this rainfall spell distant to spot if helium whitethorn state oregon whether helium volition springiness Usman a accidental to marque 200 successful beforehand of what volition beryllium a beauteous large crowd, I situation say," Taylor said.

The erstwhile skipper said if helium was inactive astatine the helm, he'd beryllium declaring.

"I'd person to disappoint the assemblage and Usman, due to the fact that I'd state consecutive away. I'm not definite however overmuch play we volition get contiguous (and) if determination is immoderate play today, Australia should beryllium bowling and looking to get immoderate wickets. 

"I would accidental to Uzzy 'well played, 195 not out, (but) we're going to bowl'."

The upwind radar shows plentifulness of scattered showers, but they're gathering and moving successful from disconnected the seashore to the south-west.

It's besides rather chilly, and there's a decent upwind blowing.