Unlike Archer, who had completed a five-wicket haul first thing, Cummins was not alone. Indeed, a theme of this series has been how much Australia's bowlers have outstripped their opposite numbers as a collective. Even in conditions that felt like standing in a kiln the breeze akin to a hairdryer their nagging lengths, allied with the extraction of any possible movement, cracked England wide open.
I'm letting things settle down in my own head and trying to make sure that I'm doing whatever I can to make sure the guys representing Australia do the right thing and get the right result for us, he said. I'm not the first player to miss a Test match and I won't be the last. But I'm obviously pretty gutted because I know the role that I can play, and especially at a venue like this.