Celebrations are taking place in the Australian camp as their team He registered a historic series win against India To end a decade of dominance by the visiting side and win the championship Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Amidst appreciation from the entire cricket community, Australia captain Pat cumin He praised his team in a rare display of affection after the win in the SCG Test.
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The Australian team's Border-Gavaskar 2024-25 journey has been full of emotions and a test of the team's temperament. India dominated the home team in Perth after the visitors declared their second innings at 487/6 and restricted the Australians to 238.
The home team made a comeback in the second Test – a day-night encounter between the two sides in which the Australian side eventually returned to their winning ways. The turning point in the series came in Brisbane where Australia were close to victory but a valiant effort from the Indian players and a rain break saved the visiting team and the match ended in a draw.
From there, the Australian team never looked back in the series as they fought their hearts out in Melbourne to seal victory in the Boxing Day Test match and dominate India in the final Test to end their decade of dominance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The Australian skipper received praise for his team's heroic journey and pointed to the efforts made by his team to achieve a historic win in the series. Cummins pointed out the need not to change anything important after their defeat in Perth, which became the difference maker throughout the series.
“I think the most important thing is what you don't change. Of course, after a loss like that (in Perth), you have to re-evaluate where you are. But we're really happy with the way most of the guys have been going. I thought we had a bad week, but I thought our game plans and our techniques And our choices and all of that were pretty much what we wanted them to be, maybe our execution was a little weak. Note the latency.
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Australia to defend the Test baton against South Africa in the WTC final
With a 3-1 win, Australia secured their place in the group ICC World Test Championship Finalscheduled to be held in June of this year in Lord. The Australians will look to defend the Test scepter they earned after defeating India in the finals of the last tournament against a select team. South Africa Who have already saved a place in the World Trade Center final.
Noting his team's desire to remain Test champions, Cummins further commented on the importance of the trophy to the team and highlighted the need to keep the Test mace in the Australian trophy cabinet.
“It's huge for us. We talk about the World Test Championship a lot. You know, it's a trophy that we're really proud to hold. So we want to come back and defend it. “I think it's a great tournament where you have to play well consistently and in all different conditions against different teams, and yeah “It's great to be there again, I can't wait to get there.” Cumin explained.
Australia has not played yet Sri Lanka At the current World Trade Center session. A series win for the Australians could put them at the top of the WTC standings ahead of the showdown against South Africa.
