Cricket-Australia's Cummins not interested in white-ball captaincy


  • Cricket
  • Saturday, 27 Nov 2021

Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fifth Test - England v Australia - Kia Oval, London, Britain - September 15, 2019 Australia's Pat Cummins and Steve Smith celebrate retaining the Ashes after drawing the series Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pat Cummins is focused on doing justice to his appointment as Australia's new test captain and believes limited-overs leadership would be "too much" for him, the 28-year-old said on Saturday.

Cummins is the first Australia paceman to lead the team in 65 years after Tim Paine https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/paine-steps-down-australia-test-cricket-captain-after-texting-scandal-2021-11-19 stood down earlier this month following a "sexting" scandal.

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