MELBOURNE :Australia captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the second Ashes test in Adelaide later on Thursday after being identified as a close contact of a COVID-19 case, Cricket Australia said.
Cricket Australia confirmed media reports that the fast bowler was dining at an Adelaide restaurant on Wednesday night where a positive COVID-19 case was identified."He isolated as soon as he became aware of the situation and has since had a PCR test, which produced a negative result. Cummins, the world's top-ranked test bowler, led Australia to a nine-wicket win over England in the Ashes opener in Brisbane, his first match as captain.
Cricket Australia said fast bowler Mitchell Starc and spinner Nathan Lyon were dining at the same restaurant as Cummins but at a separate table outdoors.Vice-captain Steve Smith will take over the captaincy in Cummins' place, regaining the role nearly four years after losing it for his involvement in the 2018 Newlands ball-tampering scandal.
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