Pat Cummins has been named the captain of the ODI team, taking over from Aaron Finch after he retired from the 50-over format following a lean trot with the bat.
Cricket Australia announced the move on Tuesday but Finch will remain skipper for the T20 World Cup at least. Finch has not said whether he will continue in the shortest format after the World Cup on home soil over the next month.
In a statement announcing the ODI move, Cummins said he was up for the challenge.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed playing under Finchy and have learnt an enormous amount from his leadership. They are significant shoes to fill although we are extremely fortunate to have a one-day squad with a huge mount of experience.”
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Cummins on Sunday said he would be open to the idea of adding the ODI leadership to being Test captain but said he would not be able to play all matches due to his heavy workload as a fast bowler in all three formats.
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He floated the idea of the captaincy being on a rotational basis with the likes of wicketkeeper Alex Carey, David Warner, if CA lifts his leadership ban, and Travis Head in the frame to deputise for him.
“(The captaincy) is something I’d be open to,” Cummins said on Sunday. “(But) playing every single game isn’t realistic. It would be really seamless if you had a committee. The style of just about everyone in the team is really similar. We’ve got some great leaders in the team, we all get along great.”
The 29-year-old has represented Australia in 73 ODIs, as well as 43 Tests and 46 T20s, taking 119 wickets at 28.04 with a best bowling of 5-70.
Alongside Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, he is part of arguably the strongest three-format pace bowling cartel in world cricket.
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Cummins has shown fast bowlers are more than capable of being leaders despite Australia’s historic aversion to giving pacemen the captaincy.
He took over the Test team in dramatic circumstances at the start of last summer when Tim Paine resigned following a sexting scandal and led Australia to a 4-0 Ashes triumph before embarking on a 1-0 win in Pakistan and a 1-1 draw in Sri Lanka.
He will become the 27th ODI captain in the history of the Australian men’s team when they take on England in a home series next month following the T20 World Cup.
Selection panel chair George Bailey said Cummins had “done an excellent job since taking on the captaincy of the Test side” and he was the right man to lead the team for next year’s ODI World Cup in India.
Cricket Australia’s EGM of high performance and national teams, Ben Oliver added: “We are very fortunate to have a number of high-quality leaders and senior players across all formats.
“The board and selectors agree Pat is the ideal choice to lead the ODI team through the next period including the 2023 World Cup.”
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