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The Run Home: Australia’s wicketkeeper Alex Carey said that regular captain Pat Cummins seemed to be in excellent shape after finishing a full-intensity one-hour net session at Optus Stadium in Perth.

Cummins, who was earlier ruled out of the highly anticipated Ashes opener in Perth due to a back stress injury he discovered after the 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies in July, now seems to be nearing a return after completing a full bowling session at the nets on Monday.

“I’ve got to keep a lid on it a little bit. I saw him bowling in the nets yesterday… he looked ready to go!" Carey told SEN's The Run Home. “I guess it’s the build up now. It’s probably not so much bowling the ball at 140(km/h), because it looked like he did that pretty effortlessly yesterday. It’s probably the work around the game fitness, so to speak.