Cummins was earlier ruled out of the highly anticipated Ashes opener in Perth starting on November 21. However, the fast-bowling ace is now eyeing to play in the day-night Test at the Gabba.

Cummins had a solid practice session at the SCG on Saturday as NSW gets ready to face Victoria in the Sheffield Shield starting Monday. The 32-year-old bowled at full speed during net sessions, putting forth promising signals, Cricket Australia reports.

Australia will enter the first Test with Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Boland, all of whom will play in the Shield matches before heading to Perth.

Cummins this week acknowledged that continuing to play unchanged from the second Test through the end of the series was unlikely, as he is recovering from back stress. However, any participation in the series is bound to concern England, who think they have gained an edge over Scott Boland after his two underwhelming Tests during the 2023 Ashes.

“(I’m bowling) at about 115 or 120 (km/h). I’ll have a bit of a bowl later in the week. Each session is incremental, so it’ll be a little bit more intense, and once I go over to Perth it should be pretty close to a full run-up, and I’ll get some overs in.

Cummins this week acknowledged that continuing to play unchanged from the second Test through the end of the series was unlikely, as he is recovering from back stress. However, any participation in the series is bound to concern England, who think they have gained an edge over Scott Boland after his two underwhelming Tests during the 2023 Ashes.

“I feel really good and feel like we’ve got a really good plan, so hopefully I’ll take part in a fair bit of the summer,” the pacer had told Channel 7 earlier this week.