Pat revs up Aussies on ‘road’
LION-HEARTED The Aussies toiled fast for bowler two days Pat Cummins to take just walked seven Indian off the wickets MCG exhausted but Cummins, yesterday 25, but found still daring something to dream extra his to side’s bring batsmen a dull could match find to the life. mettle to rescue “It took the me third a while Test. to get going In one and just of the one great of those MCG things spells, that Cummins everything took four seemed wickets at to the work end so of I can’t day three, really including remember Indian skipper another Virat spell Kohli like and that,” top-order he said. star Cheteswhar “I think Pujara, that’s both why for we ducks. love Test His cricket stunning so much. final-session Even (umpire effort, which Marais included Erasmus) eight at square balls of leg magic, said, engaged ‘You never every know one of what’s the 33,000 going to crowd happen.’ and I suddenly certainly had wasn’t supporters expecting askit. It ing was “could really they pleasing.” pull it off?”
Indian Remarkably, quick Cummins Jasprit had Bumrah been off had the earlier field for torn only the 45 overs FROM of BACK the three PAGE days’ play.
He was on a hat-trick after Aussie Ajinkya line-up Rahane to gloved bits, taking one to six skipper wickets Tim to Paine. help dismiss He didn’t the get home it but team Cummins’ in just effort over retwo duced sessions. India to Australia’s 5-54 at stumps. first innings The lasted tourists 191 lead minutes by 346 fewer runs after than a Pujara’s limp batting effort marathon from the Australians. 476-minute stay in the That Indian game first sparked innings. a flurry of on- “Obviously and off-field it’s not changes ideal,” but Cummins said. preferred “This to look morning ahead, still (the willing bowlers) to “dream” turned up about all hoping an unlikely we would victory. have our “Having feet up, them and have 5-50, a the big lead dent is just in under that first 350, innings you never score and know,” be on Cummins our way said. to being right “If in we the knock game them or taking over in the result morning, away you from never them.” know. The russell.gould@news.com.au wicket is still very good.”