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Pat Cummins, the Australia fast bowler, will join the Under-19 squad for the quadrangular series in Townsville beginning next week, as he bids to return to the senior national team after a long injury lay-off due to a bone stress injury in his foot.

Pat Cummins' young career may again be held up by injury as he awaits the results of scans on a sore back following his return from the Twenty20 Champions League in South Africa.

He needs to stop playing teeball carp.

Sounds like another Shaun Tate or Kurt Tippett to me from footy, FFS toughen up

Out for the summer with a bone stress injury to his lower back

locky801 wrote:Sounds like another Shaun Tate or Kurt Tippett to me from footy, FFS toughen up

Bit harsh.

regards,

REB

maybe another Bruce Reid in the making ...

dedja wrote:maybe another Bruce Reid in the making ...

OWMAGAWDHE'SNAPPEDINAWFF! We all feared this would happen with that painfully thin physique....

regards,

REB

Like I have said before, Shane Bond mkII

Needs to concentrate on test cricket and give up the other crap

According to Adam Crosthwaite:

Cummins always going2have issues cos of his body position at the point of release at his speed.Not management,it's technique.

So if that is true, then blaming short forms of the game is barking up the wrong tree.

Interceptor wrote:According to Adam Crosthwaite:

Cummins always going2have issues cos of his body position at the point of release at his speed.Not management,it's technique.

So if that is true, then blaming short forms of the game is barking up the wrong tree.

If he can't last 4 overs per match how is going to last the 5 day version?

Jim05 wrote:Needs to concentrate on test cricket and give up the other crap

Agreed

Interceptor wrote:According to Adam Crosthwaite:

Cummins always going2have issues cos of his body position at the point of release at his speed.Not management,it's technique.

So if that is true, then blaming short forms of the game is barking up the wrong tree.

Shane Watson should get in his ear.....

Comparing him to Bruce Reid and Shane Bond is a bit much. He's got a long way to go to rival their records. He has talent but it hasn't been seen whereas at least Reid and Bond showed what they had at the highest level (albeit all too briefly). Cummins has time on his side though but needs to get that train wreck of an action right first.

heater31 wrote:

Interceptor wrote:According to Adam Crosthwaite:

Cummins always going2have issues cos of his body position at the point of release at his speed.Not management,it's technique.

So if that is true, then blaming short forms of the game is barking up the wrong tree.

Shane Watson should get in his ear.....

Not sure Cummins can become a top order batsman who can bowl part time.

rod_rooster wrote:Comparing him to Bruce Reid and Shane Bond is a bit much. He's got a long way to go to rival their records. He has talent but it hasn't been seen whereas at least Reid and Bond showed what they had at the highest level (albeit all too briefly). Cummins has time on his side though but needs to get that train wreck of an action right first.

This. He's all over the place when he's running in to bowl and when he gathers himself as he hits the crease just before the point of release. Looks like an Octopus, arms and legs are all over the place.

Article from cricinfo-
"Pat Cummins has revealed he was booked into the Australian Institute of Sport to have his bowling action examined for signs that it had contributed to his injury-ridden year before the back stress fracture that has blocked him out of a second home summer in a row."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/c ... 89383.html

He could do worse than seek out Dennis Lillee for some advice/guidance.