Australia captain Michael Clarke said it was “very disappointing” Pat Cummins had been ruled out of the rest of the tour of England after Australia lost the second one-dayer in his absence by six wickets. Shortly before Sunday’s match here at The Oval got underway, Cummins was withdrawn after suffering a side strain in Friday’s 15-run defeat at Lord’s. “Pat sustained an abdominal muscle strain on his left side during the first ODI at Lord’s,” Australia team doctor John Orchard said in a statement. “Whilst he was able to complete his 10 overs, he was sore after the game and was scanned, the results of which have revealed a medium grade side-strain. “This will keep him out of the remainder of the England tour. “His return to cricket will be decided in due course, based on follow-up examinations in Australia.” Clarke, speaking after a loss on Sunday that left Australia 2-0 down in the five-match series, said of Cummins: He’s obviously very disappointed. I don’t know how severe it is, but obviously he’s going home. “He flies home tomorrow (Monday) but I think there’s a bit of precaution there as well; we want to make sure we look after him.”
