Sydney, Dec. 29 -- Veteran Australian pacers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are expected to be named in the provisional squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 despite injury worries, as per the ICC website.

Pat Cummins only featured in the Adelaide Test of the ongoing Ashes series, where he was back to his best despite a long injury layoff. However, after Australia's win at Adelaide, he was withdrawn from the rest of the series as a precaution and is scheduled for another back scan in four weeks.

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said Cummins will have a scan in about four weeks, which will show his progress for the T20 World Cup. He said that the pacer will be named in the 15-man squad and the scan will provide an update on his ...