澳大利亚板球队长帕特·康明斯 （Pat Cummins） 在南非系列赛中休息，为灰烬杯做准备。 Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins rests from South Africa series to prepare for the Ashes.

澳大利亚板球队队长Pat Cummins将跳过即将到来的针对南非的白球系列比赛, Australia's cricket team captain Pat Cummins will skip the upcoming white-ball series against South Africa to focus on fitness for the Ashes later this year. 与Mitchell Starc和Travis Head一起, Cummins已经从目前对抗西印度群岛的T20I系列中休息。 Cummins, alongside Mitchell Starc and Travis Head, was already resting from the current T20I series against the West Indies. 快速保龄球手Josh Hazlewood也将在测试系列结束后回家,Xavier Bartlett将接替他。 Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will also return home after the Test series, with Xavier Bartlett stepping in as a replacement. 下一轮谢菲尔德盾牌季节的早期回合对于最后确定澳大利亚阿什斯人的最高级组合至关重要。 The early rounds of the next Sheffield Shield season will be crucial in finalizing Australia's top-order combination for the Ashes.