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Cummins was ruled out of Australia's white-ball series against New Zealand and India last month after scans revealed a lumbar bone stress in his back.

"A direct impact with bone can cause really significant puncture type wounds, absolutely they are deadly weapons," he said.

The British number one will soon begin preparations in earnest for next season, having only been able to play one singles match since Wimbledon because of bone bruising in his left arm.

Funny thing is, I think we do know this, maybe not consciously but somewhere deep in our bones.

It is the reason we gasp when a line cuts close to the bone, the reason we rise to our feet when an actor brings us somewhere we didn’t know we could go.