Pat Cummins replaces Mitchell Starc in Australia Test team to face India

Pat Cummins will make his first Test appearance in more than five years after being named as Mitchell Starc's replacement ahead of the third Test against India in Ranchi next week.

The 23-year-old's only previous experience of Test cricket came against South Africa at the Wanderers in November 2011, when he took 7-117 on his debut as a teenager and claimed man-of-the-match honours.

However, since then the fast bowler has suffered from stress fractures in his back and he returned to domestic competition recently when he played for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield.

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During this match he took 8-104 in the win over South Australia and will now take the place of Starc who has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot.

The four-Test series is level at 1-1 ahead of the start of next Thursday's third match.