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Cricket Australia Names Pat Cummins As New Test Skipper , Steve Smith Appointed Vice-Captain

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Aussie fast bowler Pat Cummins has been officially named as Australia’s 47th Test captain by Cricket Australia. Cummins will take the captaincy charge from Tim Paine who stepped down from the position last week after revelations of a scandal involving the sending of inappropriate texts to a female co-worker in 2017.

Cummins is the first Australia fast bowler since Ray Lindwall in 1957 to captain his side in Test cricket.

Reacting to his appointment Cummins tweeted , I feel incredibly honored, privileged and excited to be named the Australian Mens Test Captain. I’ll be trying my best and can’t wait to get started at the Gabba in a couple of weeks!

Former skipper Steve Smith has returned to the leadership group and has been named as Cummins deputy in the longest format of the game.

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