O’Keefe doubts Cummins will bowl in three or four days

• Former Australia off-spinner Steve O’Keefe says he would be ‘quite astonished’ if Pat Cummins played in the second Test against the West Indies.
• The fast bowler picked up a quad injury in the series opener in Perth and didn’t bowl in either innings.
• Pacer Michael Neser and uncapped Western Australia tearaway Lance Morris added to team for Adelaide Test.

Former Australia off-spinner Steve O’Keefe says he would be very shocked if Pat Cummins, the team’s captain and fast bowler, played in the second Test against the West Indies at Adelaide Oval after suffering a quad injury in the series opener in Perth.

Steve Smith captained the team on day four as Cummins sat out due to a moderate quad strain in Australia’s 164 run victory against a tenacious West Indies. In the first innings, he had taken 3/34 from 20.2 overs, and he also reached 200 Test wickets.

Finally, he did not bowl at all in the second innings as Australia took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series thanks to off-spinner Nathan Lyon’s 6/128 in 42.5 overs. Cummins is in a true fight against time for the match with the Adelaide Test starting on December 8.

“I would say no. If you can’t win that game, I’d be quite astonished if Cummins was able to play bowling in three or four days. There are many men bowling at 100% in Adelaide, so if he’s just bowling at 75%, “O’Keefe stated during the SEN 1170 Morning Show.

Australia will play South Africa at home in a three-match series just after the series against West Indies. Additionally, the Australian team for the Adelaide Test added pacer Michael Neser and uncapped Western Australia tearaway fast Lance Morris on Monday. If Cummins is unable to play, one of them will make the starting lineup.

“The abundance of quick bowlers in our country makes us feel ashamed. Given that there will be so many Test matches over the course of the next 18 months, including three more against South Africa, it could be worthwhile to give him a break.” “If he goes outside and blows it out, what could take him a week to do today could take him a month or perhaps six weeks. Since fast bowlers are more prone to injury, they have the capable hands of Steve Smith who can guide the squad, but this is not the first time something similar has happened with Pat “O’Keefe, who played nine Test matches for Australia, was added.

O’Keefe also praised Lyon, who with his 21st five-wicket haul in Tests and fifth in a match’s fourth innings moved up to ninth place among players who have taken 446 wickets in the game’s longest format.

“What an incredible effort by Nathan Lyon to take six wickets on that wicket. To motivate his team, take the reins, and demonstrate his leadership skills under challenging circumstances. I think that is wonderful information.”

Former Australia off-spinner Steve O’Keefe says he would be very shocked if Pat Cummins, the team’s captain and fast bowler, played in the second Test against the West Indies at Adelaide Oval after suffering a quad injury in the series opener in Perth.

Steve Smith captained the team on day four as Cummins sat out due to a moderate quad strain in Australia’s 164 run victory against a tenacious West Indies. In the first innings, he had taken 3/34 from 20.2 overs, and he also reached 200 Test wickets.

Finally, he did not bowl at all in the second innings as Australia took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series thanks to off-spinner Nathan Lyon’s 6/128 in 42.5 overs. Cummins is in a true fight against time for the match with the Adelaide Test starting on December 8.

“I would say no. If you can’t win that game, I’d be quite astonished if Cummins was able to play bowling in three or four days. There are many men bowling at 100% in Adelaide, so if he’s just bowling at 75%, “O’Keefe stated during the SEN 1170 Morning Show.

Australia will play South Africa at home in a three-match series just after the series against West Indies. Additionally, the Australian team for the Adelaide Test added pacer Michael Neser and uncapped Western Australia tearaway fast Lance Morris on Monday. If Cummins is unable to play, one of them will make the starting lineup.

“The abundance of quick bowlers in our country makes us feel ashamed. Given that there will be so many Test matches over the course of the next 18 months, including three more against South Africa, it could be worthwhile to give him a break.” “If he goes outside and blows it out, what could take him a week to do today could take him a month or perhaps six weeks. Since fast bowlers are more prone to injury, they have the capable hands of Steve Smith who can guide the squad, but this is not the first time something similar has happened with Pat “O’Keefe, who played nine Test matches for Australia, was added.

O’Keefe also praised Lyon, who with his 21st five-wicket haul in Tests and fifth in a match’s fourth innings moved up to ninth place among players who have taken 446 wickets in the game’s longest format.

“What an incredible effort by Nathan Lyon to take six wickets on that wicket. To motivate his team, take the reins, and demonstrate his leadership skills under challenging circumstances. I think that is wonderful information.”