“A bit of a surprise”: Australia captain Pat Cummins on Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement

Australia captain Pat Cummins is not worried about India finding momentum in the drawn third Test, but is happy that they did not allow the visiting team to take advantage of better batting conditions in the first innings. Australia, who were largely in control of the third Test, declared their second innings at 89/7, leaving India a target of 275, but Ryan stopped the thrilling climax. Following the end of the competition he told the media, “(I) can't say I've ever been scared of speed – don't really care about it. I think we can take a lot from this week.”

“Some great partnerships, sending on a (fresh) wicket and scoring 450 (445) and then bowling India out for 250 (260) when the wicket was there, the conditions were probably a little better. We can do a lot more than that.” Here,” he said.

Ashwin is one of the greatest players of all time

While the contest ended in an expected 1-1 draw, India spin great Ashwin announced his immediate retirement from international cricket.

Cummins said that Ashwin's decision in the middle of the series was surprising.

“Yes, (the timing) was a bit of a surprise. He's obviously been a fantastic player around the world. There aren't many finger spinners who have that kind of longevity. He'll go down as one of those Greatest of all time.” “(He) was always a fantastic competitor, (we) had a lot of battles against him over the years in Australia as well as in India. It's a huge respect for his career from our change room,” he said. ,

The home captain said that the Brisbane Test was one of the most disappointing games as players had to walk off the field at times.

“It's right there. I don't even remember how many times we've been on and off in five days (in the past),” he said.

“Especially here in Brisbane, I feel like usually it rains for a couple of hours and then you come back and it's clear…yeah, frustrating. (It was) feeling That we were ahead of almost everyone else in the game, but it wasn't to be,'' he said.

Hazlewood to miss remainder of series, head to be fine

Cummins regretted that fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the series due to injury, but said Travis Head will recover from a “tight quad” problem.

Cummins said, “Joshi will not be part of the series, which is a real shame. Travis, he will be fine. It is a bit of a tight situation. He will be fine for Melbourne.”

Cummins further spoke on Hazlewood, saying, “It's really tough. It's been the story of the last few summers. The added layer of it is probably one of the most disciplined, professional sporting people you'll ever meet.”

“The way he trains, prepares and moves… When he's at home, he's in the gym every other day, doing everything he can every day to try to minimize injuries. That's what he needs to do.” “It's an extra kind of blow, knowing how much he's put into his body over the last few years to try to play as many Test matches as possible.” He further added, “We value him. Unfortunately, he will miss this series. I don't know when exactly he will be right to go again, even though you have seen little bits of this series. I've seen it too, how much we rate him, how much of an impact he can make.” Cummins backed Australia rookie Nathan McSweeney ahead of the team's selection for the remaining two Test matches, saying it has been a tough series for the top-order batsmen.

“In world cricket, almost all over the world, the trend is that it is really difficult to bat in the top three at the moment. Especially here in Australia, the wickets are tough,” he said.

“I'm really impressed by the way he (McSweeney) is still thinking about it today. Someone so early in his career is still so unselfish that he goes out there and tries to make shots, doesn't he? That just tries to keep score and achieve.” “I'm really impressed with him. Again, (he) probably hasn't scored as many runs as he should have, but he's played some important innings, leading to wins in Adelaide and a really good result here,” he adds.