“It is a really special group we have here. Enjoying each other’s company, enjoying playing cricket, it is really relaxed,” Cummins said, in the middle of a one-week break for the Australian team, who are currently sitting on top of the points table. “If you asked who was going to be in the World Cup side six months ago, almost none of us would have said we are 100% going to be there. Now we have 15 here, five who are unlucky to miss out.

Cummins expressed satisfaction at his own showing with the ball; having started as Mitchell Starc’s new-ball partner in the tournament, Cummins has switched to the role of first-change, and currently has 12 wickets from eight games.

“I feel really happy, to be honest. Haven’t taken the new ball, but Jason [Behrendorff] and Starcy [Starc] have been brilliant upfront,” he said. “My job has been to hold it back a bit and, hopefully, they [batsmen] will take a risk. Feel like I have done that pretty well.”