Ashes 2021: Pat Cummins appointed Australia's new Test captain, Steve Smith named deputy

Pat Cummins has been appointed as Australia's 47th Test captain while Steve Smith has been named his deputy ahead of the home Ashes which starts on December 8 in Brisbane.

Pat Cummins has been named as the 47th captain of the Australia Test team on the day Tim Paine's manager announced that the former skipper is stepping away from cricket for an "indefinite mental health break" The 47th captain of the Australian men's Test cricket team! @patcummins30 pic.twitter.com/bM4QefTATt

Notably, Cummins will become the first fast bowler to captain the Australian Test team in the last 65 years. Ray Lindwall's temporary one-Test stint in India in 1956 makes him the only specialist fast bowler to lead Australia in the longest format of the game.