Time to make amends: Cummins on India series

Australian captain Pat Cummins is looking at the upcoming five-match rubber against India as a chance to “make amends” for the successive Test series defeats at home against their fierce rivals.

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will start on November 22 in Perth. Cummins said Australia will draw confidence from their win over India in the World Test Championships final at London last year. “The last two series here in Australia, we haven’t been successful, so it’s been a long time. Hopefully, it’s time to make amends,” Cummins said. “You know, we’ve played them plenty of times where they’ve beaten us, but we’ve also had plenty of wins against them, which we’ll draw confidence from. The most recent Test match was, of course, the World Test Championship in neutral conditions. It’s always fiercely competitive, and it always feels like 50-50,” he added.