Cummins was excluded. Australia’s final 15 members Prolonged lower back pain has ruled him out of the T20 World Cup, which begins on February 7, and the right-hander revealed how a minor setback during his recovery led to his absence.

“It was really disappointing,” Cummins said. Australian Associated Press.

“I feel pretty good, but I just had a little setback and really ran out of time.

“I’m going to take a few weeks off and go from there.

“After the Test match (in Adelaide), I knew it would take four to eight weeks for the bones to settle properly.

“Initially, I thought it would only be four weeks since I was feeling so well, but I just had a follow-up test.

“They thought we probably needed a few more weeks, so the schedule got a little too tight.”