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Pat Cummins has struck back at the critics who questioned his decision to abandon his team halfway through the series in India in February to be with his terminally ill mother, who claims he had no reason. After Australia's second Test loss in Delhi, the Australian captain returned home to be with his critically ill mother Maria, who by then had begun palliative care. Maria died in Sydney in March. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, and the condition resurfaced early last year.

Despite accepting full responsibility for Australia's loss in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford, Pat Cummins is unconcerned by calls for him to resign as captain. Cummins had his worst Test of his career in last week's Manchester draw, going for 1-129 as England scored 592. Australia's tactics in the match had been roundly chastised, while Cummins dropped two catches and missed a run out in the field, despite fears he was rattled by the hosts' approach.

At Old Trafford, where tactical miscalculations and poor execution have left the tourists needing a miracle to get a draw. England smashed the ball all over the park as England smashed the ball all over the park, scoring 592 in the first innings, and the skipper was chastised for a string of tactical mistakes.

After the Bairstow stumping fiasco at Lord's, he accused Australia of failing to play in the spirit of cricket, Ben Stokes has been chastised for doing exactly that himself at Headingley. Despite obviously touching the cord, the England skipper claimed to have saved a boundary, but the umpires had no responsibility.

After being dismissed, the Aussie skipper got on the front foot when Stokes slammed his team's tactics and said England would "not want to win this way." In highly emotional scenes that culminated in Australian players being abused by members of the Long Room, Alex Carey stumped his opposite number.