<p>Former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie is backing Australia to retain the Ashes urn with a 3-0 win in the five-match series under new skipper Pat Cummins. The first Test begins next week (December 8) at Brisbane.</p>
<p>Wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Paine resigned as Australia&rsquo;s Test captain last month following the &lsquo;sexting&rsquo; row and Cummins was named skipper.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I believe Australia at home will start as favourites against England. Australia will win three Test matches, England may win one, but I&rsquo;ll go with 3-0 in Australia&rsquo;s favour. Australia are going to be too strong in all facets of the game,&rdquo; Gillespie said during a virtual press conference facilitated by series broadcaster Sony Pictures Network on Friday.</p>
<p>So, will Cummins, who has claimed 164 wickets in 34 Tests, feel the pressure of leading Australia in his maiden Test series as captain? &nbsp;&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t see it as pressure. In fact, I see it as a great opportunity for him. Being a fast bowler, he is going to bring in a collaborative style of leadership with Steven Smith as his deputy and a lot of senior players around,&rdquo; added the former speedster, who claimed 259 wickets in 71 Tests. Gillespie lauded Cummins&mdash;the first fast bowler to lead an Australian Test side after Ray Lindwall in 1956-57&mdash;for taking up the responsibility.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking forward to seeing how Cummins will play out his dual responsibility. It&rsquo;s great to see a pacer leading the Australian side. As a fast bowler, I would have put my hand up but I don&rsquo;t think I could have handled it. Not all fast bowlers can. But, Cummins, I feel, is the type of character who can do this. I feel he will do a really good job,&rdquo; concluded Gillespie.</p>
<p>Watch the Ashes live on Sony Six from Dec 8 to Jan 18</p>
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Paine resigned as Australia’s Test captain last month following the ‘sexting’ row and Cummins was named skipper

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