FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fifth Test - England v Australia - Kia Oval, London, Britain - September 15, 2019 Australia's Steve Smith after the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Australia stand-in captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the day-night second Ashes test against England at Adelaide Oval on Thursday, hours after the home side were rocked by the loss of regular skipper Pat Cummins.
Cummins was forced to pull out of the match after he was identified as a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case.
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