MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Wearing a buttoned-up polo shirt and diligently answering media questions, the modern-day Jason Cummings seems a world away from the wayward footballing talent who left Dundee in acrimony just over a year ago.
The 27-year-old striker, now based in Australia's sleepy Central Coast, has become a cult hero for the local Mariners side which has managed to extract his best on the field while still embracing his exuberance.
A few months on, with a new World Cup qualifying cycle approaching, Cummings hopes to play a bigger part in Arnold's set-up, starting with a pair of friendlies against Ecuador in Sydney on Friday and Melbourne next week. He credits maturity for his form and a better understanding of when to flick the switch between his dual personas: the off-field family man and the madcap footballer.Far from it.
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