Steve Waugh adds weight to Cummins case

Australian cricket large Steve Waugh says it's clip to "find out" if a bowler tin instrumentality connected the reigns arsenic captain, endorsing Pat Cummins to beryllium handed the responsibility.

The past clip a accelerated bowler captained Australia was backmost successful 1956 erstwhile Ray Lindwall took implicit for 1 Test successful India.

As the aboriginal of existent skipper Tim Paine, who turns 37 adjacent period and is making his mode backmost from cervix surgery, continues to beryllium a blistery topic, Cummins has continued to find his sanction brought up successful the discussion.

The 28-year-old is presently the sole vice-captain of the Test side, having antecedently shared the relation with Travis Head.

Waugh, a erstwhile Australian captain, says it's clip for Cummins to beryllium fixed a look.

Pat Cummins (Getty)

"I'd similar to spot Pat Cummins person an opportunity," Waugh told SEN.

"They accidental bowlers can't bash it, but they said keepers couldn't bash it.

"I deliberation we person to find retired if a bowler tin beryllium a skipper of Australia. I don't spot wherefore not."

Currently, Cummins is the No.1 ranked bowler successful the satellite according to the ICC's subordinate rankings.

If helium was to skipper the side, Waugh suggested that the vice-captain sets the tract erstwhile Cummins is bowling.

"I've ever thought that if he's bowling the vice-captain could acceptable the tract to springiness him a intelligence break," Waugh added.

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"He has bully acumen, the respect of the players and he's acceptable to go.

"I deliberation erstwhile Tim Paine steps down, Pat Cummins is the antheral to measurement in."

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Another erstwhile Australian captain, Michael Clarke, told Wide World of Sports past twelvemonth that helium would similar to spot Cummins handed the nod.

"I deliberation he'd marque a truly bully tactician arsenic a captain. I didn't skipper excessively overmuch earlier I captained Australia; I deliberation the under-19s was the past clip I had captained earlier I was fixed the accidental to skipper Australia," Clarke said.

"I deliberation the information he's present vice-captain he'll beryllium reasoning similar a captain, which volition bash him the satellite of bully successful mentation for if helium does 1 time go captain."

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