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Champions Day Bonus Bets giveawayCummins explains why Inglis is taking the gloves over Carey at the Champions Trophy
Lachlan Geleit • February 26th, 2025 5:48 pm
After playing together in the recent Test series against Sri Lanka, Australia’s two keepers Alex Carey and Josh Inglis are continuing to coexist in the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
When Inglis made his Test debut in Sri Lanka, Carey remained the man behind the stumps. But in the 50-over tournament, Inglis has kept the gloves on with Carey relegated to an outfield role as a specialist batter.
Given that Carey was preferred in red-ball cricket, Aussie men’s captain Pat Cummins – who isn’t with the team in Pakistan - was asked by Ian Healy why those roles have flipped once the white balls have been brought out.
With both Inglis (120 not out) and Carey (69 not out) batting beautifully in the win over England, the answer is a very simple one from Cummins’ point of view.
“Josh is the incumbent in the ODI side,” Cummins told SENQ Breakfast.
“He's been there since the 2023 World Cup and Carey’s been batting beautifully lately.
“‘Kez’ has made it into the side as a batter only and he again played a super important knock in our first game.
“It’s pretty awesome to see two keepers both co-existing.”
Cummins is one of a raft of big names including Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc who didn’t travel to Pakistan for the tournament.
While the Aussie attack might not be at full strength, Cummins has a lot of confidence in the likes of Spencer Johnson, Nathan Ellis and Ben Dwarshius who he thinks can continue stepping up as the tournament moves along.
“A lot of those guys have been exposed to different games over the last few years, and it gets no bigger than a world event tournament that all the best players in the world are playing in,” Cummins said.
“They showed in the first game they're well and truly up to it, and it's such a great bunch all of these guys.
“They might have only played a little bit for Australia, but they're all kind of late 20s and early 30s and have been the star performers in Big Bash and state cricket for a while.
“I feel like they can step up and they're very well suited to come in and perform straight away.”
After Australia’s second match against South Africa was washed out, their next match comes against Afghanistan in Lahore on Friday night (AEDT).
