New Delhi/Sydney Oct 13 (UNI) Australia captain Pat Cummins has admitted that he is more “unlikely than likely” to feature in the first Test of the upcoming Ashes series against England in Perth, though he remains hopeful of regaining full fitness in time.

According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), Cummins has been battling a back problem in recent times and is yet to return to the bowling crease at training ahead of the opening Test of the summer that commences in Perth on November 21.

“I’d say probably less likely than likely, but we’ve still got a bit of time,” Cummins said in Sydney today.

“I’m running today and running kind of every second day, and each runs a little bit longer, and then we get into bowling prep next week. So I’m probably a couple of weeks away before a

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