Australia head coach Andrew McDonald quashed rumours of Pat Cummins relinquishing his Take a look at captaincy, after the continued Ashes sequence.

The previous all-rounder issued a clarification to clear up any misunderstandings relating to Darren Berry’s statements after the fourth Ashes Take a look at concluded in a draw attributable to steady rain.

Notably, Berry slammed Cummins’ captaincy within the Outdated Trafford Take a look at, proposing that he ought to step down as captain after the sequence and focus on his bowling.

Right here’s what Darren Berry wrote on Twitter:

“Right here is my take: Pat Cummins is a powerful cricketer little question however bear in mind this msg. He’ll resign from the captaincy after the Ashes sequence. The Q is do they return to Smudge (Steve Smith) or transfer ahead to (Travis) Head or (Mitchell) Marsh?”

As quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian head coach declared:

“I got here throughout these feedback from Darren. They have been most attention-grabbing. What I might say is management takes on all totally different shapes and varieties and we’re residing and dying on the earth of techniques solely.”

“I believe it’s truthful and affordable to critique among the execution and techniques that we applied however to go so far as suggesting that the captain resigns post-series, I believe it will be far-fetched. There are opinions that we respect and there are opinions that we don’t.”

On being requested if Cummins had grow to be a delicate goal, McDonald mentioned:

“We’re all working for the Australian cricket staff collectively. It ought to by no means actually come all the way down to Pat as a person however, sadly, as a captain, generally you put on that.”

With a 2-1 sequence lead, Australia has retained the distinguished Ashes urn within the 2023 sequence. All eyes at the moment are set on the ultimate Take a look at on the Oval, scheduled to kick off on Thursday, July 27, the place they purpose to finish the sequence on a excessive notice.