Pat Cummins' role in the remainder of the Test series had been up in the air after he returned to Sydney from India to be with his severely ill mother.
After a crushing defeat in the second Test in Delhi, the Australian captain flew home to Sydney to see his mother Maria - who is fighting breast cancer - in palliative care.
Pat Cummins will stay in Australia for the fourth Test against India to be with his ill mother. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images The win also booked Australia's ticket to the final of the World Test Championship to be played later in the year. Australia has been decimated by injuries throughout the tour, with several players already returning home or being forced to miss matches earlier in the series.
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