Cummins will be ‘fine’ as captain, says Langer
Australia coach Justin Langer has backed Pat Cummins to handle the workload in his new role as captain after becoming the first fast bowler to hold the post in more than 65 years, ahead of next week's start to the Ashes series against England.
Cummins will lead the team into the series opener at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday and, with former captain Steve Smith serving as deputy, the 28-year-old has enough support to be able to deal with the challenge, Langer said.
"England will be incredibly well prepared for us and we'll be incredibly well prepared for England," Langer told reporters on Saturday.
"Pat will get all the golden nuggets (of data) and he's got a lot of support around him.
"Steve Smith's the formal vice-captain, David Warner's got as good a cricket brain as is in the game. Alex Carey has been a captain before, he's behind the stumps. He's got his three best mates there, the bowlers, who will have a view on it.
"He'll be fine strategically, I think. It will be just maintaining the balance with his bowling load and then captaining and all the other commitments that come with that. We'll keep an eye on that."
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