Scans will be conducted on Cummins' ankle to determine whether he will be fit enough to lead the team in the Champions Trophy, which will take place in Pakistan and the UAE next month.

Australia’s first match of the Champions Trophy, a major ICC event the nation hasn’t won since 2009, is against Ashes rivals England in Lahore on February 22. If Cummins were unavailable for the tournament due to injury, all-rounder Mitchell Marsh would most likely captain the side.

The Australian cricket team's preparations for the upcoming Champions Trophy may be hindered as captain Pat Cummins is doubtful due to an ankle injury. However, Josh Hazlewood is expected to return. The tournament will be held in Pakistan,

Cricket Australia officials are unsure about the severity of Pat Cummins' ankle injury, or whether he will be fit to return for Australia's first match in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan on February 22.

Australia captain Pat Cummins is in doubt for the Champions Trophy after it was revealed that he had been managing an ankle problem during the Test series against India.

Pat Cummins is in doubt to play for Australia in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy tournament after being struck down with an ankle issue.The Australian captain featured in all five Test matches during the summer Down Under to help deliver the Border-Gavaskar Trophy back to his country against India.

Pat Cummins is no certainty to play in the Champions Trophy with Australia’s captain to undergo scans on a sore ankle. With Australia’s captain already sitting out the Test tour of Sri Lanka for the impending birth of his child, Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday the quick was also managing ankle pain.