The Australian captain has spoken for the first time about the 'tough few weeks' he endured playing in India while his mother, Maria, was in palliative care with breast cancer before rushing home to be with her and his family.
last month to be with his family as Maria endured a second bout of breast cancer in palliative care.
This led to serious criticism pointed towards the team’s preparation and Cummins’ tactics but he insisted it was often easy to dismiss the outside negativity. The Aussies salvaged some pride in the final two Test matches winning one and drawing the final match.for their captain and Maria. The tour of India finished on Wednesday after Australia defeated India by 21 runs in a thrilling final match overnight to clinch the three match ODI series 2-1.
“I dare say the conditions in London might be a bit different to what we experienced over in India but it’s been that kind of carrot for this playing group over the last few years so to know that we’ve made it is really exciting,” Cummins said.
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