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Most importantly, Jos Buttler regained his form and notched up 64 not out to bring England to 271/8.

The incident where he lost a part of his finger took place when he was three years old.

Stokes’ was again expected to repeat similar kind of performance when England were set a humongous target of 383 in the fourth innings.

Australia retain the Ashes after beating England by 185 runs in 4th Test at Manchester.

Cummins displayed a brilliant performance in the first Ashes Test as he took seven wickets in two innings.

The 26-year-old took four for 32 in England’s second innings at Edgbaston as Australia romped to a 251-run victory in the first test.

England was all-out in both the innings and Pat Cummins took seven out of those 20 wickets.

Cummins became the second-fastest Australian to take 100 wickets after Charlie Turner, who completed his 100 wickets in 17 matches.

Nathan roars as Australia storm England’s Edgbaston.

Former captain Steve Smith and his then deputy David Warner were both given 12-month suspensions by Cricket Australia.

Cummins made a late entry into Australia's Ashes squad in 2015 as he came in as a replacement for Ryan Harris.

Cummins has only nabbed one wicket from last two matches but has proved effective at keeping the batsmen pinned down during middle overs.

Langer added that Australia have ample days of rest before the clash and players don't need any match rest before the knock out stage.

The old rivals meet at Lord’s on Tuesday for a group match in what could be a preview of the final given both sides are on their way to the last four.

Australia reduced Pakistan to 200-7 chasing a target of 308, with Cummins taking an economical 3-33 from his 10 overs.

The 26-year-old looked in great rhythm against Pakistan, taking 3 for 33 to derail their chase.

"What a wonderful bowler," said Lee of Bumrah, who has taken 85 wickets in 49 one-day internationals.

The pacer came back from the Pakistan tour mid-way to ensure that he is fit enough for the World Cup and the Ashes.

The team will face Joe Root's England in five Tests in less than seven weeks, immediately after the one-day World Cup.

Local media, however, reported on Thursday that the bowlers had considered boycotting the match if Warner was selected.