Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have both been officially ruled out of the Champions Trophy. The two of them "are managing some ongoing injuries and haven't come up in time for the Champions Trophy," selection chair George Bailey said on Thursday.

Australia will miss their World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins in the marquee eight-team tournament. Australia confirmed Cummins was not able to recover in time from an ankle injury. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was also ruled out along with Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Marsh.

Australia captain Pat Cummins is "hugely unlikely" to be fit for the Champions Trophy, leaving the world champions pondering their captaincy options.

Australia were on Thursday dealt more blows with captain Pat Cummins and senior pacer Josh Hazlewood being ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy owing to injuries. Cummins has not recovered from the ankle niggle that plagued him towards the end of the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against India,