Former Australia seamer Stuart Clark believes Cummins will be able to balance the demands placed on him during the Ashes
He’s the blue-eyed boy whose elevation to the Australian Test captaincy has been met with universal approval among the locals but Pat Cummins still largely steps into the unknown and the challenge of combining leadership with the demands of bowling fast.
Not since Ray Lindwall in 1956 has a seamer performed this dual role for Australia and even that was a one-off Test match forced by injury to Ian Johnson. Instead a succession of flinty-eyed batsmen have held sway in modern times until Tim Paine’s unexpected reign from behind the stumps most recently.
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