Pat Cummins and his fiancée celebrate their newborn son Albie’s first Christmas together – as he prepares for the Boxing Day Ashes Test after leaving isolation
- Pat Cummins prepares for the Boxing Day Ashes Test after Covid-19 scare
- The Australian Test captain was forced to spend the second Ashes Test isolating
- Cummins ate dinner at a restaurant in Adelaide where a patron tested positive
- It was the first time in five years that Cummins had missed a home Test
Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has celebrated his son Ablie’s first Christmas with his fiancée ahead of the Boxing Day Ashes Test.
The Cricketer was all smiles in a picture he shared to his Instagram on Saturday while enjoying Christmas with his fiancée Becky Boston and newborn son.
‘Albie’s first Christmas, have a great day all,’ he alongside the image.
Australian Test Captain Pat Cummins celebrates newborn son Albie’s first Christmas with fiancée Becky Boston (pictured)
His fiancée also uploaded a photo to her Instagram of Cummins being gifted a mini baby-sized jersey donned with ‘Albie Cummins 30’.
Cummins appeared radiant despite watching the second Ashes Test while plonked on his couch in isolation after a Covid-19 scare.
The Australian Test captain was a dramatic withdrawal from the team on the morning of the Adelaide match, ruled out under South Australian COVID-19 rules because he was deemed a close contact.
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Boston uploaded a photo to her Instagram of Cummins being gifted a mini baby-sized jersey donned with ‘Albie Cummins 30’
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The cricketer was all smiles on Christmas day (pictured) despite being forced into isolation after a Covid-19 scare
Cummins had gone out to dinner at a steak restaurant in Adelaide with a friend the night before and a patron at the next table was identified as a positive case.
So rather than lead his team, Cummins was forced into isolation and eventually flew home to Sydney on a private plane.
Cummins is back with the team and spoke about his saga on Christmas Day, on the eve of the Boxing Day Ashes Test.
‘I (was) really angry – but I don’t know who at,’ he said at MCG training.
‘There was no-one to blame.
‘Once it became apparent, the state rules, you have to follow them.’
Cummins left the restaurant as soon as he learnt about the positive case and initially thought that a negative test for him would be the end of it.
But it quickly became clear that was not the case.
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Cummins (pictured) was forced to spend the Second Ashes Test in isolation after dining at a restaurant with a Covid-19 positive patron
‘We knew it might pop at some stage in this series. I didn’t think – or hope – it was going to be me,’ he said.
‘You abide by the protocols, but there (was) hardly any COVID around, so I didn’t factor it in at all until the bloke popped up next to me and said he’s positive.
‘No-one did anything wrong. The poor guy just flew to Adelaide to try and enjoy a couple of days of cricket – I felt really bad for him as well.’
It could have been even worse, with teammates Mitch Starc and Nathan Lyon dining outside at the same restaurant.
They were supposed to be sitting with Cummins, but he hadn’t checked his phone for 40 minutes and so they lost patience and dined separately.
Had Cummins checked his phone earlier, it could have been all three of them out of the Test.
‘They walked in angry – they kicked up a stink and sat out the back,’ he said of Lyon and Starc.
‘It’s just one player, it’s slightly bigger news because it’s COVID and the captain, but it’s not the end of the world, it’s not a huge change.’
It was the first time Cummins had missed a home Test in about five years and initially, he thought he would cope.
‘Then after about an hour (of watching the Test on TV) I was pretty angry, I wished I was back out there,’ he said.
‘But it was good. It was a different perspective.’
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