Injured Pat Cummins out of T20 World Cup, Dwarshuis in Australia squad

Australian fast bowler ‍Pat Cummins was ruled out of next month’s Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday with a back injury, with Ben ‌Dwarshuis set to replace him in the global showpiece.

Cummins featured in only one of the five Ashes tests against England, but Australia kept him in their provisional World Cup squad, hoping to feature him in the “Super Eight stage” of the tournament to be played in India and Sri Lanka.

The Mitchell Marsh-led team is currently playing a three-match T20 series in Pakistan as part of their World Cup preparations.
Australia World Cup squad: Mitchell Marsh (captain), ⁠Travis Head, ⁠Xavier ⁠Bartlett, Josh Hazlewood, Cooper Connolly, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Matthew Kuhnemann, Ben Dwarshuis, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Matthew Renshaw, Nathan Ellis, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.