Australia captain Cummins will play big part in Ashes, says coach

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald is confident injured captain Pat Cummins will be fit to play a major role in the Ashes even if he does not feature in all five matches of the series. The fast bowler is recovering from a lower back injury that has troubled him since Australia's tour of the West Indies earlier this year. "We have got time. If it happened any closer (to the Ashes) then you would have to be making key decisions around what it all looks like," McDonald told Australian radio station SEN. "But we have got time, a lot more information to come, and as I said, we're really hopeful that he will take a key part in the Ashes."...