Cricket: Australian Cummins set for return

SYDNEY: Australian pace bowling prodigy Pat Cummins, who bagged a six-wicket haul on Test debut in South Africa last year, will return to action next week after a four-month injury layoff. The 18-year-old missed the entire domestic summer because of a bone stress injury in his foot. Cricket Australia (CA) have made no secret of the fact that they have been erring on the side of caution in treating the youngster’s injuries. His return comes in an under-19 series also involving England, India and New Zealand in Queensland.            “He won’t play in every match or bowl his full allocation of overs, but will undertake a programme that will allow us to carefully manage his involvement in the squad’s training and matches,”  said CA physio Alex Kountouris in a news release.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 31^st, 2012.