Adelaide, Dec. 9 -- Pat Cummins is set to come back into Australia's Test XI and resume the captaincy duties in next week's third Ashes match in Adelaide, while Josh Hazlewood has been sidelined for the remainder of the series due to an Achilles injury and will now shift his focus to recovering in time for the T20 World Cup, as per ESPNcricinfo.

Opening batter Usman Khawaja is also expected to be fit and ready for the Adelaide Test, with Australia due to name a 15-player squad on Tuesday that includes Cummins as the sole change.

Coach Andrew McDonald told reporters that selectors are willing to consider moving Khawaja into the middle order, as his recent back injury opened the door for the new opening partnership of Travis Head and Jake...