Australia skipper Pat Cummins could miss some of next year\u2019s Test series against Sri Lanka, as his wife Becky is due to give birth to their second child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia is planned to tour early next year for a two-game series, which could be crucial for their World Test Championship Final qualification at Lord\u2019s in June. However, the skipper has ordered spending more time at home with his wife, who is expecting their second child in late January or early February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, it\u2019s definitely a factor. We haven\u2019t worked out exactly what that looks like \u2013 it\u2019s pretty hard to plan exactly the day, but definitely,\u201d Cummins told Sydney Mornig Herald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also regretted missing time with his wife and son, as biosecurity rules forced Cummins to fly to the UAE for the T20 World Cup just four days after his son\u2019s birth in late 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI missed a big chunk of son Albie\u2019s early days last time and I want to work out how we can spend a bit more time at home for that initial period this time around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout last year\u2019s Border Gavaskar Trophy, Cummins had returned home after Australia\u2019s second Test defeat in New Delhi to be at the side of his late mother Maria, who died because of breast cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWithin reason, no one is ever going to bat an eyelid if someone needs to put their family first. We\u2019re playing cricket, it\u2019s not the end of the world, so we want people to have long, successful callings for Australia, and you can\u2019t just ask them to put their life on hold to go tour the world and forget about everything else. We\u2019re pretty open when it comes to family,\u201d he added.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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