Pat Cummins was supposed to be rusty on ODI comeback. Albeit he's the reigning World Cup-winning captain, he was expected to be a tad indifferent. It's because he hadn't played a single ODI since leading Australia to glory in the World Cup on Indian soil last year.

Australia narrowly defeated Pakistan by two wickets in a tense first One Day International at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.Chasing a target of 204, Australia found themselves in a precarious position at 185/8.

Mitchell Starc believes Pat Cummins has cemented his spot ahead of him in the Australian batting order after the captain starred in another thrilling run chase. Cummins saved Australia from an embarrassing defeat by guiding them to a two-wicket ODI win against Pakistan at the MCG on Monday night.