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‘Something has to give’: Cummins flags IPL sacrifice before Ashes mission

Cummins is back home after another IPL campaign, where he came up against “impressive” 15-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

  • Tom Decent

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Teen prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi celebrates his 50 in the IPL clash against the Sunrisers.

Sixes, records and an ugly 0-64: The teenage phenom who just tore apart Pat Cummins

Earlier in the tournament, Cummins had lavished 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi with praise, calling him his “new favourite player”.

  • Daniel Brettig
Pat Cummins.

The $4 million man: Cummins offered monster deal as rivals come after cricket stars

CA has also been in talks for similar deals with the likes of Travis Head, who, alongside Cummins, was offered around $10 million to take up franchise cricket full-time.

  • Daniel Brettig
A ripping Pat Cummins yorker knocks over Riyan Parag in the IPL.

Cummins conjured this searing yorker, but was still upstaged by Indian wonder kid

Pat Cummins went head-to-head with the teenage batting phenom Vaibav Suryavanshi and lived to tell the tale as he led Sunrisers Hyderabad to victory in his comeback.

  • Daniel Brettig
Pat Cummins.

‘Totally worth it’: Cummins has no regrets about Ashes cameo despite missing T20 World Cup

Pat Cummins’ gamble on his back injury helped Australia retain the Ashes, but cost him a place in the T20 showpiece in Sri Lanka. He’s happy with the call.

  • Iain Payten
Fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.

The frowned-upon idea this ex-Test captain thinks could future-proof the Australian side

As Australian cricket basks in the glow of an emphatic Ashes victory, former captain Mark Taylor is wary of the impact the retirements of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood would have on the Test side.

  • Andrew Wu
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England captain Ben Stokes (centre) congratulates Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja after the final day of the 2025-26 Ashes series.

England never recovered from Perth, and neither did this Ashes series

It’s been a dizzying series in many ways, comprising some moments of champagne cricket but many more of poor stuff that spoke to England’s ramshackle preparation for the task and Australia’s numerous vulnerabilities.

  • Daniel Brettig
Steve Smith was among the Australian players celebrating their Ashes win in a “Ronball” T-shirt.

Strategy, smarts and people skills: The man behind ‘Ronball’ and why he’d hate the attention

I promise you Andrew McDonald would not have liked it when Travis Head rolled out those now-famous “Ronball” T-shirts to celebrate Australia’s Ashes victory in Adelaide this week, but I’m sure he would’ve laughed at the gag.

  • Mike Hussey
Usman Khawaja with Travis Head during Tuesday’s net session.

Khawaja bats long as Cummins prepares to name XI for batting-friendly deck

Usman Khawaja’s Test future will become clearer on Tuesday when Pat Cummins is expected to name his Ashes team for the third Test in Adelaide.

  • Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
England coach Brendon McCullum doesn’t usually hold pre-Test media conferences, but given the troubled start to their Ashes tour, he faced the media on Sunday ahead of the third Test in Adelaide.

Will England’s Ashes failures mean the coach gets the chop? In Adelaide we could find out

England coach Brendon McCullum’s job may be on the line in Adelaide this week. He’s determined not to divert from the path that got him the role in the first place.

  • Daniel Brettig