Pat Cummins:Australian cricket’s next big hope

In this episode ofGood Weekend Talks,we talk about fast bowler Pat Cummins – our new men’s Test cricket captain.

Stepping into what’s long been known as “Australia’s second-most-important job”,the well-rounded 28-year-old is the subject of ourGood Weekend cover story this week,“Fast Forward:Australian Cricket’s Next Big Hope” byThe Age chief cricket writer Daniel Brettig.

Daniel is joined on the podcast by Greg Baum,an associate editor and chief sports columnist forThe Age,with moderation fromGood Weekendsenior writer Konrad Marshall,for a discussion of Cummins the man,Cummins the (very fast) bowler,and what Cummins the captain might have in store for Australian cricket this summer and beyond.

At school,Pat Cummins was part of the “sporty geeky” group,and now has a business degree – a departure from recent sports-mad Test cricket captains.

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