Cummins named Australia test captain, Smith vice-captain
The Hindu
Steve Smith will be Cummins' deputy, Cricket Australia said in a statement
Fast bowler Pat Cummins was named the 47th captain of the Australia test team on November 26 in place of Tim Paine, who stood down from the position last week.
after revelations that he had been investigated and cleared over sexually explicit text messages sent to a female former colleague four years ago.
Cummins (28) becomes only the second specialist fast bowler to take the captaincy after Ray Lindwall, who led for one test against India in the mid-1950s.
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