England coach helps Pat Cummins in training amid 3rd Ashes Test; Fans furious
Published - 19 Dec 2025, 06:14 PM | Updated - 19 Dec 2025, 06:16 PM
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Pat Cummins made a stunning return to Test cricket and delivered a strong performance that was special both for Australia and for his own career in the ongoing third Test of the Ashes 2025-26 against England at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
The Australian captain missed the first two Tests of the ongoing Ashes 2025-26 due to fitness issues, but showed no signs of rust as he led the bowling attack with confidence and control in the ongoing third Test against England at the Adelaide Oval.
In reply to Australia’s first-innings total of 371, England were bowled out for 286, and Cummins played a big role in that collapse. He picked up three key wickets and finished with figures of 3 for 69 from 17 overs. His spell kept pressure on the English batters throughout their first innings.
Pat Cummins returned to action with fire
This spell also helped Cummins reach a major milestone. With these three wickets, he surpassed the fast-bowling legend Brett Lee to become Australia’s seventh-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. The legendary Australian fast bowler had retired in 2008 with 310 wickets from 76 Tests.
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Playing his 72nd Test, Pat Cummins now has 312 wickets at an excellent average of 22.10. At the top of Australia’s all-time Test wicket-takers list remains late spin wizard Shane Warne with an incredible 708 wickets. Cummins has also built a strong record in the Ashes.
The tall speedster now has 94 wickets from 20 Ashes Tests at an average of 24.07, including two five-wicket hauls. He has a better record at home, taking 180 at an outstanding average of 19.97. As captain, Cummins has so far scalped 148 Test wickets at an average of 22.67.
England fans furious as coach helps Pat Cummins before record spell
Shockingly, Cummins was helped by the England coaching staff to return to his best bowling form in the ongoing third Ashes Test in Adelaide. On Thursday morning, England’s spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel was seen helping the Australian captain during his warm-up at the Adelaide Oval.
Patel was gloving Cummins’ warm-up balls before the start of play on Day 2, which surprised the England fans, who did not expect to see an England coach assisting the opposition captain in any way. The clip quickly went viral on social media, and English fans reacted angrily.
Many fans felt Patel should not have helped Cummins, especially given how intense and emotional the Ashes rivalry is, and they are currently on the verge of losing another series.
The spirit of cricket alive and kicking in this Ashes series. Here’s England assistant Jeetan Patel gloving Pat Cummins’ warm-up balls before play on Thursday morning pic.twitter.com/eIvdZN2Y82
— Louis Cameron (@LouisDBCameron) December 17, 2025
Pat Cummins breaks the world record by dismissing Joe Root in Adelaide
Notably, Pat Cummins has etched his name into the record books by removing Joe Root for the 12th time in Tests. The Australian captain achieved something no bowler in the world has ever done before. By dismissing Root in Adelaide, Cummins becomes the bowler who has dismissed Root the most.
Root, one of the finest batters of the modern era and the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket history behind Sachin Tendulkar, was England’s hope, but Cummins knows how to keep him silent.
Earlier, Cummins was sharing this record with India’s Jasprit Bumrah and his Australian teammate Mitchell Starc. All three had dismissed Root 11 times each. Now, Cummins overtook both of them.
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