Tension between Tests and franchise T20 - Cummins

Pat Cummins has played 72 Indian Premier League matches but only 20 in other franchise leagues outside Australia Australia Test captain Pat Cummins says there is a growing tension between Test and franchise T20 cricket after several team-mates opted out of The Hundred auction because of a home series against Bangladesh in August. The Hundred organisers hoped to attract major names to its inaugural auction, but none of Australia's Test regulars entered the selection process. Some Australia white-ball players picked up Hundred deals, with Tim David, Mitchell Marsh and Adam Zampa set to play in this summer's tournament.

"Some of our guys are saying no to a half a million pounds for 20 days' work to go and play those two Test matches against Bangladesh," Cummins told the Business of Sport podcast. , external "It's at a tension point. It has been for a while, but I think it's only growing.

"Something we speak about is how do we make sure we've got our best Australian guys to choose from when we're picking a Test side or an ODI side, because there is so much demand for them elsewhere. " Fast bowler Cummins is captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and the owners of his franchise bought into Hundred side Northern Superchargers, renaming them Sunrisers Leeds. Cummins' wife Becky is from Harrogate, and he said he would be interested in playing for the franchise.

"We spend a lot of time over in England during the summer," said Cummins. "All the boys that go and play it love it. Slightly different format; I think it's less than a month long.