Australia never considered manipulating result - Cummins

Pat Cummins has insisted that Australia ne'er considered manipulating nan consequence of their forthcoming T20 World Cup lucifer against Scotland to sound retired England.

Prior to their emphatic triumph complete Oman connected Thursday, England appeared to beryllium struggling to suffice for nan Super 8s.

That was mostly down to having a vastly inferior nett run-rate to Scotland and seamer Josh Hazlewood suggested Australia mightiness effort to make it arsenic difficult arsenic imaginable for England to progress.

However, Cummins says that Hazlewood's remarks were made successful jest.

"I deliberation erstwhile you spell retired and play you are trying your champion each clip and if you are not, that's astir apt against nan tone of cricket," said Cummins, speaking aft England overturned their nett run-rate shortage successful beating Oman.

"I was speaking to Joshy, who had a spot of a joke astir it nan different day, and deliberation it sewage taken a small spot retired of context.

"We'll spell location and conscionable effort and play Scotland, who person had a really bully tourney truthful acold and will beryllium tough.

"It's (net run-rate) thing you benignant of talk arsenic 1 of nan quirks of nan set-up but successful position of does it alteration nan measurement we play? Absolutely not.

"I've ne'er stepped into nan section without nan mindset of trying to return nan crippled connected and beryllium aggressive, for illustration nan guys person truthful far."

While nett run-rate is overmuch little of a interest for England now, they still request hit Namibia successful Antigua connected Saturday (18:00 BST) to support a chance of going through.

Should they do so, Jos Buttler's broadside would require Australia to hit Scotland successful St Lucia connected Sunday (01:30 BST) successful bid to progress.

A triumph for Scotland, aliases a washed retired game, would spot them scope nan Super 8s.

There is simply a script wherever England triumph narrowly and Scotland nonaccomplishment and nan second still advancement connected nett run-rate because that is calculated arsenic an mean crossed each matches.