What happened in the 2023 Ashes in England?

Australia retained the urn with a 2-2 draw

Pat Cummins Quiz: Australia's Fast Bowler and Captain

This Pat Cummins quiz follows the fast bowler who became one of Australia's most successful captains. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on his teenage Test debut, years lost to injury, the 2021 captaincy, the World Test Championship, the 2023 Ashes, the World Cup final in Ahmedabad and the IPL.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Role
What is Pat Cummins's main role?
Debut
How old was he at his Test debut in 2011?
Injury
What kept him out of Tests for years after his debut?
Captain
When did he become Australia's Test captain?
WTC
Which title did Australia win at The Oval in 2023?
Ashes
What happened in the 2023 Ashes in England?
Final
Where did Australia win the 2023 World Cup final?
Silence
What did he say he wanted to do to the Ahmedabad crowd?
IPL
Which IPL team did he captain to the 2024 final?
Award
Which ICC award did he win for 2023?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is Pat Cummins's main role?
Answer: Fast bowler
He also bats lower down.
Q2: How old was he at his Test debut in 2011?
Answer: 18
He took six wickets in South Africa.
Q3: What kept him out of Tests for years after his debut?
Answer: Injuries
He returned to Tests in 2017.
Q4: When did he become Australia's Test captain?
Answer: 2021
He replaced Tim Paine.
Q5: Which title did Australia win at The Oval in 2023?
Answer: World Test Championship
They beat India in the final.
Q6: What happened in the 2023 Ashes in England?
Answer: Australia retained the urn with a 2-2 draw
It was a thrilling series.
Q7: Where did Australia win the 2023 World Cup final?
Answer: Ahmedabad
They beat India before a huge crowd.
Q8: What did he say he wanted to do to the Ahmedabad crowd?
Answer: Silence it
He achieved it with a win.
Q9: Which IPL team did he captain to the 2024 final?
Answer: Sunrisers Hyderabad
He was a record buy at the time.
Q10: Which ICC award did he win for 2023?
Answer: Men's Cricketer of the Year
It is the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.

Pat Cummins Quiz – Australia's Fast Bowler and Captain

Pat Cummins was born in Sydney in 1993 and made his Test debut at 18 in South Africa, taking six wickets in the second innings. Back and foot injuries then kept him out of Test cricket until 2017.

He became one of the world's best fast bowlers and was named Test captain in 2021. In 2023 he led Australia to the World Test Championship, retained the Ashes in England and won the World Cup.

Before the World Cup final in Ahmedabad he said he wanted to silence the crowd, and Australia beat India. He captained Sunrisers Hyderabad to the 2024 IPL final and won the ICC's top men's award for 2023.

What This Quiz Teaches

Cricket fans will enjoy these questions.

When he debuted
Why he missed years
When he became captain
Which titles he won
What he did in the IPL

Did You Know?

He is known for a smooth, repeatable action.
He also captained Australia in ODIs.
He has scored useful runs lower down the order.
He studied business while injured.
He is involved in climate action campaigns.