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Allan Border Field: Australia captain Pat Cummins has moved one step closer to returning to international cricket after he was named in a 15-player squad for the third Ashes Test against England.

The pacer is the only addition to the squad that took a 2-0 series lead at the Gabba with veteran batter Usman Khawaja retaining his place in the 15-man group as he tries to earn his place back in the XI following his own injury issue.

Cummins, who last played international cricket in the third Test against the West Indies in July, has been training well with the squad in both Perth and Brisbane. He has watched from the sidelines as stand-in captain Steve Smith guided Australia to comfortable eight-wicket wins in both matches.