Steven Smith could follow former West Indies batter Shivnarine Chanderpaul's style of sporting 'eye black' strips on his cheeks during the second Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane, as per ESPNcricinfo.
Cummins missed the opening Test of the series in Perth with a back injury as the Aussies clinched an eight-wicket victory inside two days, but the captain is yet to be cleared for a return for the second match at the Gabba that commences on December 4.
Cummins had missed the first Test due to lower-back issues, and Steve Smith took the captaincy armband in his absence. Cummins was seen bowling with the pink ball at Silverwater's Cricket Central, getting himself with a weapon that demolished Team India last summer during the Border-Gavaskar
Australian skipper Steve Smith praised Mitchell Starc's "incredible" seven-wicket haul against England in the first innings of the Ashes opening fixture in Perth, calling the left-arm pacer's performance "incredible".
Australian skipper Steve Smith praised Travis Head's match-winning hundred against England in the first Ashes Test, calling it "out of this world" and said it was a day where "everything went his way".
Australia chased down the 205-run target in 28.2 overs with captain Steve Smith hitting the winning runs. The hosts thrashed the Three Lions in the opening Test at Perth, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Australia bowled England out for 172 thanks to Mitchell Starc's career-best 7/58, but their batting collapsed in reply, ending Day 1 at 123/9 and trailing by 49. England's Harry Brook top-scored with 52, while captain Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse were the key architects in Austr
Jake Weatherald and Brendan Doggett are set to make their Australia debuts in the first Ashes Test at the Perth Stadium, with Beau Webster missing out on a spot in the playing XI, confirmed Steve Smith
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has delivered his predictions on the upcoming Ashes series, offering his thoughts on the key players for Australia and England and his predicted series scoreline
Steve Smith gave the Australian camp a real scare after appearing to injure his wrist but the good news is that the captain seems to have avoided anything serious