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Pat Cummins has insisted Australia will not change their bowling tactics to combat Bazball when the Ashes begin at Edgbaston next week.
The Australians will get their first taste of English conditions on this tour when the World Test Championship final begins on Wednesday against India at The Oval, with Cummins leading an attack that will also include left-armer Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, all-rounder Cameron Green and off-spinner Nathan Lyon.
But he said he wasn’t planning any major surgery against an England side who have scored at nearly five an over since Ben Stokes became captain last year.
Asked if he had thought about changing his method of attack, Cummins replied: ‘Not overly. Field placings might have to change a little bit, but the areas where everyone bowls are generally our best chance of taking wickets.’
Cummins, who this week will play his 50th Test, admitted that his team’s legacy could be defined by what happens this summer – first against India, then against England.
Pat Cummins insists he is not concerned about the threat of Bazball this summer
His team have already fallen short in their first big away assignment of the year, losing 2-1 in India. But that will be forgotten if he can become the first Australian captain to win in England since Steve Waugh in 2001.
‘Whether we like it or not, these big series are where you look back at eras of cricket teams and judge their performances,’ he said. ‘No doubt this will be the last Ashes away tour for a few of the guys.
