Cummins couldn’t recover from an ankle issue during the Border Gavaskar Trophy test series against India, and Hazlewood has a hip problem. “Unfortunately Pat, Josh and Mitch are managing some ongoing injuries and haven’t come up in time for the Champions Trophy,

Australia were on Thursday dealt more blows with captain Pat Cummins and senior pacer Josh Hazlewood being ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy owing to injuries. Cummins has not recovered from the ankle niggle that plagued him towards the end of the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against India,

With the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 set to begin on February 19, Australia faces a major setback as four key players have been ruled out. Captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazlewood and Marcus Stoinis will all miss the tournament,

Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the Champions Trophy because of injury while fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood is unlikely to take part.