Pat Cummins will return to captain Australia for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide next week but Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the series with an Achilles issue with his recovery now set to focus on getting ready for the T20 World Cup.

Usman Khawaja is also fit and available for Adelaide, with Australia set to be announce a 15-man on Tuesday featuring Cummins as the only inclusion, with coach Andrew McDonald telling reporters the selectors are open to batting Khawaja in the middle order after his absence through a back injury has seen a new opening pairing in Travis Head and Jake Weatherald excel in the first two Tests in Perth and Brisbane.

McDonald gave an update on Cummins and Hazlewood on Tuesday, confirming that the skipper would play in Adelaide.

"His body's ready to go

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