Pat Cummins says he is a better captain than Michael Clarke as preparation for cricket to return to Olympics ramps up<br />Pat Cummins says he is a better captain than Michael Clarke as preparation for cricket to return to Olympics ramps up.<br /><br />Australian Test star Pat Cummins has raised eyebrows after openly declaring he is a better captain than Michael Clarke.<br /><br />Cummins, 31, was a guest on KIIS FM's The Kyle & Jackie O breakfast show on Tuesday - and didn't hesitate when grilled about his leadership skills by shock jock Kyle Sandilands.<br /><br />'Well, I mean, you've gotta back yourself, don't you? So, of course [I'm a better captain], the decorated paceman, who has snared 269 Test wickets, told listeners.<br /><br /><br />'I've done it [captaincy] for two years, he [Clarke] did it for about five or so. <br /><br />'I mean, he's got a pretty good record....he was also my captain when I first started playing [Test cricket].'<br /><br />Cummins made his Test debut in 2011 against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg aged just 18.<br /><br />Remarkably, it was just his fourth career first-class match.<br /><br />He then replaced Tim Paine in November of 2021 as Australia's Test captain, and has overseen a golden period ever since.
