Nathan Ryan delivers Australia’s winning moment•Getty Images
It’s worth taking a look back at what happened during those five days of productive Test matches. It could have been a closer finish, but there was no shortage of drama, and this match featured Herro again and again, with India repeatedly punching back to stay in the match but ultimately falling short. Ta. The 184-point loss doesn’t reflect how well they played.
On the first day we got a hot start to his Test career by Sam Constas, playing against the best bowlers in the world and enjoying some success for some time. The MCG was in full Coliseum mode for the feisty 19-year-old, and he completed everything. In fact, even when he was playing defense in the backfield on the final day, he could be seen stirring up the crowd throughout the game.
He then got Stephen Smith back to near his best form with an incredible 140 runs. He had a 112-run partnership with Pat Cummins in the process. On the second night, Scott Boland and others took five wickets and left India in serious trouble.
It was Nitish Kumar Reddy batting brilliantly in the lower order against blistering pace bowling and rescued his team from the prospect of a huge deficit on the third day, scoring his maiden century in front of over 80,000 fans. Ta. His family was also in attendance, and his father shed tears when the number reached triple digits.
On the fourth day, Jasprit Bumrah was in charge, and although he was unlucky with his bowling in the morning, he scored three runs in the space of two overs as India, who had conceded a 105-run lead in the first innings, roared into the match. I have returned.
On the fifth day, with all four results in hand, Australia chased down India’s 10 wickets. The highest ranking was disappointing. But there was some hope while Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal were fighting together. In the end, Australia didn’t even need a second new ball.
Don’t forget that the attendance for this match could easily set the record for the Boxing Day Test. In fact, they broke the record on the fourth day and had a healthy crowd on the fifth day as well.
Test cricket, one of the great cricketing occasions of the year, has shown me how many compelling stories and fascinating human stories it can produce, and how great its contests are. It reminded us. It’s an honor to be able to report on this game.
That’s all from me. calm down!
