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22
Dec
The Harrogate woman with a special reason to celebrate Australia’s Ashes success
While most of England has been plunged into Ashes cricket misery this week, a woman from Harrogate has special reason to celebrate the result.
Australia beat England by 82 runs in Adelaide yesterday (December) to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match Test series.
The Australian team was led by fast bowler Pat Cummins, whose wife is Harrogate-born interior designer Becky Cummins.
An Ashes victory photograph in Adelaide this week. Pic: Becky Cummins Instagram
The couple met in Sydney in 2013, got engaged in 2020 and married in 2022.
Ms Cummins, née Boston, frequently shares photos of the couple and their two children with her 110,000 Instagram followers
After Australia sealed the Ashes, she posted a series of joyful family photos at the ground alongside the words: “We did it! Couldn’t be prouder of you or happier for you.”
Husband Pat, who has 3.1 million Instagram followers, replied with three love hearts.
A photo of the couple in March this year. Pic: Becky Cummins Instagram
Asked last month (November) by the airline Qantas' in-house magazine where his favourite place in the world was, Cummins replied:
"Harrogate in Yorkshire. It's where my wife, Becky is from and I've been going there at least once or twice a year for the past 12 years. It's a very English town — it feels like you go back in time a bit. It's all stone buildings, maincured lawns, rose gardens and hedges."
Cummins, 32, has taken 315 Test wickets and is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time.
However, he sustained an injury and is unlikely to feature in the fourth Test, which starts in Melbourne on Boxing Day.
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