Cummins will play 'major part' in Ashes

Australia skipper Pat Cummins will play a "major part" successful this winter's Ashes bid against England, says chair of selectors George Bailey.

There had been speculation nan 32-year-old could miss nan bid because of a backmost accent problem which had not yet healed.

Australia's campy antecedently indicated no telephone has been made connected Cummins' participation, pinch nan five-Test bid starting connected 21 November successful Perth.

Bailey said Cummins is "building up" and was "optimistic" astir his chances.

"We cognize clip is getting short and there's permutations astir that, not conscionable astir nan back, but different factors arsenic well," Bailey said.

"It's positive. [We are] really assured that he's going to play a awesome part. Hopefully it's nan first Test. If not, past we'll prime it up."

Cummins was ruled retired of Australia's limited-overs bid against New Zealand and India past period aft scans revealed a lumbar bony accent successful his back.

He has a history of backmost injuries, pinch flare-ups successful 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2015-16 causing him to miss 3 Australian summers successful 4 years.

He said he would beryllium "aggressive" and "take risks" successful his betterment successful bid to play successful nan Ashes.

Bailey said he did not cognize if Cummins had begun bowling arsenic portion of his rehabilitation but that it was "getting tight" for him to beryllium fresh for nan first Test.

Should Cummins not beryllium fresh successful clip for nan opener successful Perth, erstwhile skipper Steve Smith will skipper nan side.

All-rounder Cameron Green was precocious pulled retired of Australia's squad for their one-day world bid against India arsenic a precaution because of soreness successful his side.

Bailey described it arsenic a "minor" wounded and said Green will play successful nan Sheffield Shield, truthful will beryllium "in a bully spot to beryllium fresh to bowl".

"We put truthful overmuch clip and power into building retired nan scheme for him to beryllium disposable for nan first Test arsenic an all-rounder," Bailey said.

"He was only going to play nan first 2 ODIs anyway. The measurement he swings nan cricket bat successful white-ball cricket, moreover if it conscionable sets him backmost for 24 much hours, we conscionable made nan determination to attack this much conservatively."