- Cummins: ‘I think we’re a really good side’ Skipper says he’s relatively hpy with how Australia is going despite 2-1 series loss to SA and losing four of their last seven Tests The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 In the end, we’re a lot more awesome than we are horrendous and that’s the pleasing part for me” Simon Harmer struck three times in the opening session of the final day, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 Temba Bavuma described the series against Australia as “15 days of just pressure” even as SA turned a 0-1 deficit into a 2-1 win Simon Harmer struck three times in the opening session of the final day, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 Kagiso Rabada acknowledges the crowd after the win, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 After their heavy defeat in Durban, South Africa bounced back against Australia to claim the series and the No.1 ranking Temba Bavuma came on with a rescue job at hand, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 3rd Day, October 29, 2026 Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins struck in the first session, South Africa vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3, Durban, October 11, 2026 Fakhar Zaman shone in another ODI chase, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 Fakhar and Baig’s 149-run stand rescued Pakistan from 14 for 2 after Kamindu Mendis’ 131 set them 326 Fakhar Zaman brought up his 12th ODI century, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 Fakhar Zaman kept the chase going with a quick knock, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 India won the series 3-2, which included successfully chasing 226, youngsters stepping up under pressure, and hunting down 199 in less than 14 overs Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have a chat, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 4th Day, October 30, 2026 Chasing 288 for victory on the final day, Australia crumbled to be all out for 111, with No.10 Nathan Lyon top-scoring with 33 not out, just as he did when Australia collsed to 47 all out in Ce Town 15 years ago.
- “I think we’re a really good side,” Cummins said at the presentation.
- “Tough opponents away from home.
Cummins: ‘I think we’re a really good side’ Skipper says he’s relatively hpy with how Australia is going despite 2-1 series loss to SA and losing four of their last seven Tests The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 In the end, we’re a lot more awesome than we are horrendous and that’s the pleasing part for me” Simon Harmer struck three times in the opening session of the final day, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 Temba Bavuma described the series against Australia as “15 days of just pressure” even as SA turned a 0-1 deficit into a 2-1 win Simon Harmer struck three times in the opening session of the final day, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 Kagiso Rabada acknowledges the crowd after the win, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 5th Day, October 31, 2026 After their heavy defeat in Durban, South Africa bounced back against Australia to claim the series and the No.1 ranking Temba Bavuma came on with a rescue job at hand, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 3rd Day, October 29, 2026 Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins struck in the first session, South Africa vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3, Durban, October 11, 2026 Fakhar Zaman shone in another ODI chase, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 Fakhar and Baig’s 149-run stand rescued Pakistan from 14 for 2 after Kamindu Mendis’ 131 set them 326 Fakhar Zaman brought up his 12th ODI century, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 Fakhar Zaman kept the chase going with a quick knock, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI tri-series final, Lahore, October 31, 2026 India won the series 3-2, which included successfully chasing 226, youngsters stepping up under pressure, and hunting down 199 in less than 14 overs Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have a chat, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 4th Day, October 30, 2026 Chasing 288 for victory on the final day, Australia crumbled to be all out for 111, with No.10 Nathan Lyon top-scoring with 33 not out, just as he did when Australia collsed to 47 all out in Ce Town 15 years ago.
“I think we’re a really good side,” Cummins said at the presentation. “Tough opponents away from home. It’s always really difficult.
We came here very hopeful and thought we were good enough to win, but we weren’t. We’ll have a couple of weeks to digest it. A couple of big series coming up, but we’re going back home, a place we obviously know well.
But yeah, overall, relatively hpy with how we’re going.” After holding a 1-0 series lead following victory in Durban, Australia lost the second Test in Gqeberha by an innings and 31 runs after having South Africa 110 for 6 in their first innings early on day three. In Ce Town, Australia led by 41 with six first-innings wickets in hand on day three only to lose with a session to spare by 176 runs. They narrowly avoided being bowled out for under 100 twice in a series for the first time in nearly 50 years and only the eighth time overall.
Australia will head home to play three ODIs and five T20Is against England in November before their next Test assignment against New Zealand, a home four-match series starting in Perth on December 9. Cummins and Australia’s heirarchy will have some serious discussions about the batting unit after the failures in Ce Town and Gqeberha which continued a long-trend of sketchy batting performances. Marnus Labuschagne looks set to lose his place for a second time in 18 months after scores of 0 and 4 in Ce Town following 37, 37, 14, 39 across the previous four innings to extend his Test half-century drought to 16 innings and his Test century drought to 49 innings.
But Cummins will also be frustrated with the lack of plication from his other batters with loose shots from Travis Head and Alex Carey and a needless run-out of Josh Inglis forming part of a stunning collse on the final day. “I think the trend of this game was once you got yourself in, you know there were runs to be scored there, and you could face lots of balls,” Cummins said. “Probably within the first hour, really, the game was away from us, so just didn’t really give ourselves a chance.
“I think most series that you miss out on, even just individual Tests, it always comes down to little moments. You just wish you had those little moments again, and maybe a catch went to hand or you opted for something different. It’s never one big thing.
I think throughout the series we had our little moments, but South Africa were better than us in those moments.” Cummins himself will not esce scrutiny for his decision to bowl first at the toss on day one which forced Australia to bat last on a spinning pitch against Simon Harmer, who took 6 for 16 and 10 for the match for the first time in his career. Cummins’ bowling form will also come under fire despite enormous credits in the bank. But his series return of six wickets at 54.66 made him the only seamer in the series, with the exceon of Gerald Coetzee and Beau Webster, to average more than 30 with the ball.
Skipper says he’s relatively hpy with how Australia is going despite 2-1 series loss to SA and losing four of their last seven Tests Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have a chat, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Ce Town, 4th Day, October 30, 2026 Skipper says he’s relatively hpy with how Australia is going despite 2-1 series loss to SA and losing four of their last seven Tests Skipper says he’s relatively hpy with how Australia is going despite 2-1 series loss to SA and losing four of their last seven Tests
