Australia hails Test title as one of the greats

Australia accomplished a dominant 209-run victory within the remaining at The Oval on Sunday, claiming seven wickets on the ultimate morning to kill off any likelihood of an Indian miracle.

Pursuing 444 for victory, India had been all out for 234 shortly earlier than lunch on day 5 after Boland landed the important thing double blow early within the morning to take the air out of the chase.

The triumph makes Australia the primary workforce to have received world titles in all three codecs of the sport, with Cummins, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc and David Warner finishing their very own triple crowns.

Requested if it was the most important of their achievements, Cummins mentioned: “All of them really feel somewhat bit completely different.

“Check matches for us are our favorite format, our largest problem in each manner – and this competitors, pitting us in opposition to everybody on the planet, it’s obtained to be proper up there.

“It’s most likely prefer to making an attempt to select your favorite youngsters … however, yeah, it’s satisfying.”

After Boland broke India’s again together with his fourth-innings 3-46, Mitchell Starc (2-77) claimed the scalps of Ajinkya Rahane and Umesh Yadav to silence his critics forward of the Ashes.

Nathan Lyon (4-41) additionally eliminated Shardul Thakur and KS Bharat, earlier than having Mohammed Siraj caught reverse sweeping to seal the victory.

Australia had put an emphasis on successful the Check Championship for the previous two years, after lacking out on the inaugural remaining in 2021 after an over-rates penalty.

“To make it to the ultimate you’ve obtained to win in all places on the planet,” Cummins mentioned.

“This cycle was 20 Check matches. We solely misplaced three out of the 20, the boys had been improbable the entire manner by way of.

“We tailored effectively and that’s what makes it so satisfying.”

Past the win, Boland’s breakthroughs ram dwelling the argument Australia can’t depart him out of their facet for the primary Check at Edgbaston beginning Friday.

The Victorian is but to be picked for Australia when all of Starc, Cummins and the fit-again Josh Hazlewood can be found, however his match figures of 5-105 will strengthen his trigger.

In flip, his spell on Sunday additionally damned India’s hopes.

When Australia threw away a assessment in desperation to take away Kohli with the rating at 3-179, there have been speedy flashbacks to the 2019 capitulation at Headingley.

However the match swung violently again in Australia’s favour two balls later, when the Indian star edged Boland to the vacant third-slip area.

Flying to his proper at second slip, Smith took the catch with each ft within the air to take away Kohli for 49 and silence 1000’s of Indian followers within the massive last-day crowd.

Boland then had Jadeja two balls later, drawing the sting when he got here across the wicket to left-hander and had him pushing exterior off stump.

The wickets kick-started a collapse of 7-55 as India folded shortly amid an array of poor photographs of their second straight loss in a Check decider.

Australia will view the win as close to excellent preparation for the Ashes.

Whereas questions linger over Warner and Usman Khawaja’s kind on the high of the order, Smith and Travis Head arrange the win with first-innings centuries.

Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Inexperienced and Alex Carey all spent good time within the center, with Carey’s unbeaten 66 permitting Australia to declare at 8-280 within the second innings and arrange the chase.

The bowlers had been additionally in a position to take 20 wickets with the Dukes ball, leaving selectors with way more constructive complications than negatives.

-AAP

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