Steve Smith will assume the Australian captaincy once again after Pat Cummins is ruled out of the second Test against the West Indies.
abc.net.au/news/pat-cummins-scott-boland-steve-smith-second-test/101743606Steve Smith will assume the Australian captaincy once again after Pat Cummins was ruled out of the second Test against the West Indies.
Cummins has failed to recover from a quadricep strain sustained in Perth and will miss the clash in Adelaide, which begins on Thursday.Scott Boland, who starred in last summer's Ashes victory, will replace Cummins in the squad. The Victorian claimed 18 wickets at 9.55 in three Tests, including a scintillating 6/7 on debut in last year's Boxing Day test.
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