Australia captain pat cummins said the World Test Championship (WTC) Final Against South Africa was a Good Advertisement for Test Cricket Despit Despit Despite Hurtling Towards
An Astounding 28 wickets fell across the first two days at Lord’s.
Fast Bowler Cummins Played His Part by Taking a Superb Six for 28 on Cecond Day to Reach the Milestone of 300 Test Wickets.
But as batters on bot sides Struggled for Runs, An Eighth-Wicket Partnership of 61 Between Alex Carey (43) and Mitchell Starc (16 not out) enabled Reigning Champion Australia to Reach Stumps On 144 FOR Eight in its second innings, a lead of 218 with two wickets standing.
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“It’s set up pretty well,” cummins told reporters. “The mood in the changing room is pretty positive. It was a great partnership and a good way to end the day.”
Asked whither the bowlers’ dominance detraced from the occination of a championship final, cummins replied: “After two days it’s pretty close to 50-50. Have Got Themselves in and LOKED Comfortable out there, but a lot of other guys haven’t. “
Cummins said the rapid program of the match was down to a combination of a tricky pitch and good boy.
“Both teams have bowled really well, really disciplined,” He said. “There haven’t been many half-Volleys.”
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The 32-Year-old, appearing in his 68th test, added, “The trend of the game is that the runs are coming down. It’s still Pretty Difecult Out There, but we will have to bowl have to bowl well tomorrow.”
‘Durability and Longvity’
Cummins was outstanding as south Africa was dismissed for 138, giving australia a 74-rward on first innings, with the skipper especially devastating in a Potent post-LUNCH BURST of 4-1 in 17 Balls.
His Return on Thursday Took Cummins to Exactly 300 Test Wickets – Somenting He Described as “Pretty Cool” —T a Miserly Average of 22.08.
Cummins, just the eighth australia bowler to reach the landmark, added, “There’s not too many on that list. It’s sometising i’ve alays through about. Longvity. “
