• Cummins rested for Aussies’ ODI series

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    Test captain Pat Cummins will miss Australia’s upcoming ODI series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand.

    The pace spearhead has been rested for all six games in Townsville and Cairns, while batsman Travis Head will be absent for the birth of his first child.

    But leg-spinner Adam Zampa returns following the arrival of his first child while Ashton Agar (side strain) and Sean Abbott (broken finger) rejoin the squad.

    Mitchell Swepson, Josh Inglis, Jhye Richardson and Matthew Kuhnemann drop out of the one-day lineup that last played Sri Lanka.

    Cricket Australia said Cummins was being managed “through a period of rehabilitation and physical preparation for the upcoming summer”.

    Australia play three ODIs against Zimbabwe in Townsville from 28 August followed by three against New Zealand in Cairns from 6 September.

    Australia squad: Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.

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