Pat Cummins has made a tentative return to bowling as Australia’s Test captain accelerates his bid to play in the Ashes.

Cummins bowled off a five-step run-up in a brief net session in Sydney on Wednesday.

Australia’s skipper has been ruled of out of the first Test against England starting on November 21 in Perth.

But Cummins, who has said he would need four to six weeks of bowling before returning to match action, hopes to return in the middle sector of the five-Test series.

The second Test in Brisbane starts on December 4 and the third Test in Adelaide on December 17.

Cummins bowled off a short run-up at Cricket NSW’s Silverwater headquarters on Wednesday, watched by renowned physio Patrick Farhart and the Blues’ strength and conditioning coach, Dean McNamara.

His bowling return ca

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