Tim Paine the former Australian captain lauded Pat Cummins & Co. ahead of their thumping win in the second test match of the Border-Gavaskar trophy. After losing the first test against the visitors, Pat Cummins looked determined to turn things around in Adelaide’s pink ball test match.
The hosts suffered a humiliating defeat in the first test by 295 runs but came back strong in the second test defeating India by 10 wickets. Pat Cummins was brilliant with the ball and his captaincy throughout the course of the match. Mitchel Starc was the hero in the first innings as he took a 6fer with his favourite pink ball.
Scott Boland and Pat Cummins offered crucial support with the ball in the first innings picking up 2 wickets each. For India, the usual Jasprit Bumrah and Mohd. Siraj picked 4 wickets each in the first innings. Travis Head took the match away from the visitors by scoring 140 in just 141 balls in the first innings.
For Australia, Pat Cummins emerged as the marquee bowler in the second innings picking up a 5fer. Pat Cummins was bowling with decent gas hitting speeds which were higher than in the first test match. He has been instrumental in shaping the Australian Cricket Team in the last 2-3 years under his captaincy.
Pat Cummins Side Has Been Treated Harshly – Tim Paine
Speaking on SEN Breakfast, Tim Paine expressed his relief after Australia’s victory in Adelaide
“We spoke a couple of days ago about the pressure that was on them and the response that people were wanting to see. This is a harshly treated team at times, but they are one of the great teams,” Paine said.
Paine gave the hosts high marks for their outstanding response to pressure. He specifically cited players like Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, who stepped up to the plate as the team’s senior players.
“The big boys stood up I thought particularly the captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc – the pink ball wizard, Travis Head was amazing and Marnus I thought was really pleasing,” he stated
Additionally, Paine characterized the last play of the first day as the pinnacle of Test cricket. Regarding Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne, Paine commended them for persevering as they did, saying:
“You’ve got one of our absolute champions who’s averaged 60 plus at times fighting to save his career and you’ve got a kid in his second Test trying to establish himself.”
Paine added that seeing good players fighting so desperately is a good thing to witness in professional sports
“For Marnus and Nathan McSweeney at different points of their career to be able to nail down get through … that just put Australia so far out in front of that Test match,” he said.
“They Have Won Everything But BGT” – Tim Paine
With three Tests remaining and the score tied at 1-1, the BGT 2024–25 series is in jeopardy. India will be eager to recover in Brisbane, while Australia will be happy with their performance in Adelaide and want to maintain the momentum.
From 2016 to 2023, India has won all four of the previous BGT series. Tim Paine said on the previously mentioned program that Australia would like to cross winning the BGT off their list of accomplishments.
“They have won everything but the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and they know that, they’ve spoken about that, this is the one they want to tick off,” he concluded.
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