As the first ball of Ashes at home at Perth awaits Australia, they face a serious trouble with their skipper Pat Cummins likely to miss the first Test due to back stress issues. Since the tour to the Windies, the Australian skipper has not bowled in nets, putting himself in serious doubt. Al
Green will be playing the WTC final as a specialist batter against South Africa, and is expected to score big in order to help the Aussies become the first-ever team to defend their Test crown. He is giving himself some much-needed game time in the UK during the County Championship Division
Surgery is among the legitimate option for Green among various other recovery plans which are being worked for him by Cricket Australia's medical and high performance team following the injury during UK tour for a white-ball series against Scotland and England, as per ESPNCricinfo.