Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins said he had "every confidence" Australia's top batsmen would return to form following an underwhelming first two Tests against India. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
With the series level at 1-1 heading into the third Test in Sydney, Cummins parried talk of crisis and said batters like Steve Smith -- who was named Test player of the decade this week, but has managed just 10 runs in the first two games -- would rediscover their touch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Absolutely no stress," Cummins said. "They'll come good."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Steve's been champion for a dozen years or so, so absolutely no stress at all. Every batter, every player, goes through ups and downs and the great ones find a way to get back, so yeah absolutely no stress that they'll come good, I'm sure."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia won the first Test in Adelaide by eight wickets after India suffered their worst ever Test collapse, scoring just 36 in their second innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But it was India who won by eight wickets in the second Test in Melbourne as their injury-depleted attack twice dismissed Australia cheaply.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With some commentators proposing wholesale changes to Australia's top order going into the Sydney Test, Cummins said there was no panic in the camp.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It's only been two Test matches," he said. "It's too small a sample size to say people need to change the way they go about things."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It was only 12 months ago that our batters absolutely dominated" against Pakistan and New Zealand, added Cummins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He said the return of opener David Warner -- who is back in training after missing the first two Tests with a groin injury -- would be a "huge boost".<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite a Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney, the next Test will start on January 7 as planned, with the teams facing some form of quarantine for the final Test in Brisbane from January 15<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2020\/12\/aus-vs-ind-confident-cummins-backs-aussie-batsmen-to-come-good.jpg", "alt_img": "image for cricket australia bowler pat cummins ", "alt_title": "Pat Cummins", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Aus vs Ind: Confident Cummins Backs Aussie Batsmen To Come Good On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins said he had \"every confidence\" Australia's top batsmen would return to form following an underwhelming first two Tests against India.\u00a0", "seo_keywords": "australia cricket news, India tour of Australia 2020-21, Pat Cummins", "tag": "", "tagging": "australia cricket news,India tour of Australia 2020-21,Pat Cummins,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "aus-vs-ind-confident-cummins-backs-aussie-batsmen-to-come-good", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2755", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2020-12-30 10:51:41", "updated": "2020-12-30 10:52:04", "img_from": "Pat Cummins", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Pat Cummins, Batsmen, India, Australia, Aus vs Ind", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "21", "jio_date": "2020-12-30 10:51:41", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2020-12-30 10:51:41", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/aus-vs-ind-confident-cummins-backs-aussie-batsmen-to-come-good-69381" }