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Follow UsAustralia Test skipper Pat Cummins is all set to play his first professional match in nearly three months as he’s been named in the New South Wales squad for the domestic one-day cup clash against Victoria at the Junction Oval on October 25 (Friday).
Cricket Australia (CA) have meticulously managed Cummins’ workload, with the Test skipper last playing professionally back in July in Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States. He’s since sat out both the ODIs and T20Is against England and also the T20Is against Scotland.
But with an eye on ramping up the 31-year-old’s workload ahead of the India Tests, the speedster has been named in New South Wales’ (NSW) squad for the 50-over clash against Victoria.
Cummins has already been confirmed to play in the three-match ODI series against Pakistan next month, which will be his first appearance in ODIs since the ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad last year.
The clash between NSW and Victoria at the Junction Oval will also feature three other huge names in Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood.
While Smith will be looking to put behind the disappointment he endured in the Sheffield Shield clash earlier this week, Maxwell will be eyeing to get in good touch ahead of the Pakistan ODIs. Hazlewood, meanwhile, will look to build up his rhythm, with him slated to feature in NSW’s Shield clash against Queensland on November 1 in Sydney.
NSW One-Day Cup squad v Victoria
Pat Cummins, Ollie Davies, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques (c), Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Lachlan Shaw, Steve Smith
Victoria One-Day Cup squad v NSW
Will Sutherland (c), Xavier Crone, Sam Elliott, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Glenn Maxwell, Jon Merlo, Todd Murphy, Fergus O'Neill, Mitch Perry, Tom Rogers, Matt Short, Peter Siddle
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