Australia’s ace bowler Pat Cummins made a blockbuster start to the as he led the Australian cricket team to an emphatic Gabba win to go 1-0 up in the ongoing five-Test Ashes series.
England kickstarted the morning session with skipper Joe Root on 86 and Dawid Malan on 80 as the third-wicket pair, who displayed an exemplary fightback and stitched a 159-run stand together. They looked to steer the team to a competitive total, however, both the batters fell inside the half-hour mark on Day 4.
Root and Malan’s knock went in vain as the Australian side made a stunning comeback in the last two sessions of the third day’s play of the opening Ashes Test.
Dawid Malan managed to add only 2 runs to his overnight score before Nathan Lyon dismissed him on the 73rd over of England’s innings. He gave a much-needed breakthrough to his side. Followed by this, Cameron Green dismissed Joe Root’s wicket. England lost their last eight wickets for 74 runs.
Jos Buttler looked in great touch, but fast bowler Josh Hazlewood removed him. Eventually, England was shot out for 297 in a space of fewer than 30 overs. Australia took less than half an hour and lost just one wicket, of Alex Carey, to chase the target.
Earlier, Australia’s newly-appointed skipper picked 5′ for 38 to become the 25th captain to take a five-wicket haul in Australia. He helped the Australian side restrict the visitors for just 147 runs.
Meanwhile, social media is all praises for the newly-appointed Pat Cummins on a stunning start to his captaincy career. Among many, India’s veteran wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik also took to his social media to appreciate the brilliant performance of the Australian side and the skipper.
In his Tweet, DK hailed his KKR teammate, Pat on a stellar start to his captaincy career. He wrote: “What a start to his test career as a captain. Well done @patcummins30. Looking a solid leader there buddy “
Here, check out the Tweet:
What a start to his test career as a captain . Well done @patcummins30 . Looking a solid leader there buddy ?#Ashes
— DK (@DineshKarthik) December 11, 2021
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