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Ashes 2021 LIVE: Pat Cummins becomes only second Australian to take fifer on captaincy debut, equals century-old record- check out

Ashes 2021 LIVE: Pat Cummins becomes only second Australian to take fifer on captaincy debut, equals century-old record- check out

Ashes 2021 LIVE: Pat Cummins- Australia captain Pat Cummins took a fifer to leave England in tatters in the opening Ashes Test at the Gabba, Brisbane. He ripped apart England batting with 5/38 in his debut Test as captain and made it a memorable one. He made the most of the situation despite losing the […]

Ashes 2021 LIVE: Pat Cummins- Australia captain Pat Cummins took a fifer to leave England in tatters in the opening Ashes Test at the Gabba, Brisbane. He ripped apart England batting with 5/38 in his debut Test as captain and made it a memorable one. He made the most of the situation despite losing the toss to England captain Joe Root. In fact, he has now become the only second skipper for Australia to take a five-wicket haul on captaincy debut. Follow Ashes 2021 live updates on InsideSport.IN


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  • Pat Cummins got rid of dangerous Ben Stokes and removed well-settled Haseeb Hameed, dampening the England hopes of a fightback.
  • He also dismissed Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Ollie Robinson to ensure Australia bowl out England to a score under 150 runs.
  • Cummins is the only second Australian after George Giffen in 1894 to take a five-wicket haul in the first game as a leader.
  • In his captaincy debut, he looked calm and composed as he used the conditions to his advantage with Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc.
  • Pat Cummins becomes the first captain to take a five-wicket haul in an Ashes Test since Bob Willis in 1982
  • He has so far taken 57 wickets in 11 matches against Australia at an excellent average of just 20.

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Ashes 2021 LIVE: Pat Cummins becomes only second Australian to take fifer on captaincy debut, equals century-old record- check out

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