Starc backs captain Cummins to be an Ashes force despite limited preparation

Starc backs Cummins to do damage despite limited preparation with the captain heading in under an injury cloud

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00:00I think I should be asking you guys about Pat because you guys seem to have more knowledge

00:03about it than any of the players, so, how's Pat going?

00:07Could be a bit of trouble, I reckon, but you should...

00:12I don't know, I'll wake up and keep seeing headlines from you, Blugs.

00:14I can only speak for myself, but having the ODI series then look to play a shield game

00:19into the test series is a decent plan heading into a very important summer, so it's always

00:24our intention to be available and play five tests. Obviously we'll see how the summer pans out,

00:31but that certainly is the intention of myself. He's in good spirits, he's ultra positive as always,

00:37and there's still some weeks to go before we get to Perth for the test prep, so we'll see

00:42where that lands. He's obviously in good spirits and hopefully we see a lot of him through the summer

00:48and we'll see where we get to in Perth. I found one thing playing with Pat and being close

00:52with Pat, he doesn't need much. Whether it's he bowled three warm-up balls and first over

00:56the game he's on the money, he just knows when to switch on or how to switch on really quickly,

00:59so whatever it looks like for him in his prep, it's going to be certainly different to what

01:04mine feels and looks like, and that comes with experience and age, and no doubt we'll all,

01:08not just myself or Pat, we'll all in the squad be preparing slightly differently,

01:12playing different games or amounts of cricket heading into the very important test series.