Pat Cummins' burning desire to play for Scorchers on hold Pat Cummins, pictured last year. Pat Cummins was expected to be granted his long-awaited opportunity on Thursday to prove he was the fastest gun in the west by finally playing for the Perth Scorchers' Big Bash League team against the Adelaide Strikers at the WACA Ground. There was even a suggestion the 20-year-old from Penrith, who was signed by the Scorchers in 2012 but was still waiting to don the franchise's orange battle colours, would play against the Sixers at the SCG last Friday. However, a change of plans resulted in the one-Test paceman playing another round of first grade for Perth Cricket Club. Last week's effort for Perth against Wanneroo was the first time Cummins had bowled in a match since the Australia A tour of southern Africa last August and Cummins said it was "exciting." "I bowled five overs and the good thing was it doesn't feel too unnatural," he said as he prepared to bowl six overs against University on Saturday. Everything was good, my body felt great. I had a couple of net sessions during the week and felt 100 per cent. It's pretty exciting. Cummins said he would recommence his sessions with fast-bowling great Dennis Lillee, who had passed on advice as a mentor for the young pace ace who, at age 18, was named man of the match after he took seven wickets and hit the winning runs in his only Test, which was against South Africa in 2011. "Dennis is great, he really helps with little things," Cummins said. If it doesn't feel quite right, he says to fix your feet or to pull down harder and it seems to automatically work. He keeps things simple but it is also about [me] identifying early on what's breaking down. His advice has been brilliant - it's been priceless, actually - and I'm grateful for it. Cummins is prepared to focus on the shortest form of the game in the immediate term. While it was expected he would miss the rest of the Sheffield Shield season for NSW, he plans to return to the Australia team that will compete in the Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh during March and April. He said his restructured bowling action would not only limit injury problems but he believed it would not come at the expense of his pace. "It's not too different, it's just a little bit straighter and a little bit more economic," he said of the fine-tuning. It puts a bit less stress on the body but, at the same time, the pace should still [be] there and the swing. Sydney Sixers spearhead Brett Lee is one of Cummins' most ardent supporters and said last week the youngster's need for speed was admirable, especially when his injury list was taken into account. "You want to go out and smash that 150kmh mark every time you bowl," he said. I'd love to see Pat get back into the national team because the idea of he and Mitchell Johnson, both bowling at 150kmh, swinging the ball both ways ... you'd hate to be the batsman.