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Australia skipper Pat Cummins made a heroic return to bowling during the third Ashes Test against England. He picked up from where he had left off and bowled a superb spell during the second day of the match. After Australia got bundled out for 371 during the first session, Cummins got them the important breakthrough and dismissed Zak Crawley for just nine runs.
With Nathan Lyon getting the wickets of Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett in the same over and restricting England down to 42/3, the hosts looked to be in complete control. However, a partnership started to brew between Joe Root and Harry Brook. The two are arguably the finest batters present in England's current squad and the hosts very well know the importance of their wickkets.
Cummins makes Root his bunny
Cummins once again stepped up when the team needed him and sent Root back to the dugout for 19, bringing an end to the 29-run stand. Though he had been out of action for months, the 32-year-old returned with a bang and once again asserted his dominance over the England star batter.
Cummins has now dismissed Root a total of 12 times in Test cricket which is the most for any bowler. Coming into the match, he was on par with both Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Starc, having dismissed Root 11 times each in the format but now he has broken that tie. It is safe to say that Cummins is nothing short of a nightmare for Root when it comes to red-ball cricket.
Bowlers to dismiss Joe Root the most in Tests -
1. Pat Cummins (Australia) - 12 dismissals
2. Jasprit Bumrah (India) - 11 dismissals
3. Mitchell Starc (Australia) - 11 dismissals
4. Josh Hazlewood (Australia) - 10 dismissals
5. Ravindra Jadeja (India) - 9 dismissals
Australia take over in Adelaide
Meanwhile, Australia once again took total control of the match as the day progressed. Cameron Green put an end to the emerging partnership between Brook andn Stokes as he got rid of the former for 45 runs. Cummins then went on to get the big scalp of Jamie Smith for 22 runs to make it a 3-fer before Scott Boland joined the party and dismissed both Will Jacks and Brydon Carse in short intervals. The fall of these wickets saw England get restricted down to 168/8, still a little over 200 runs behind Australia.
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