Australia celebrates a hard-fought victory over India in the Boxing Day Test and prepares for the Sydney finale where they have the chance to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.
Australian skipper Pat Cummins is confident Mitchell Starc will recover from rib and back pain to take his place at the SCG.Australia will savour one of its greatest Test wins before quickly turning attention to lifting the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the first time in a decade.After completing a stunning Boxing Day Test win against India late on day five, Australia has just three days off before the series finale begins at the SCG.
Australia will regain the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the first time since 2014-15 if they win or draw the New Year's Test in Sydney. Victory for India and a series drawn 2-2 would allow the tourists to retain the trophy, emerging with the spoils for a record-extending fifth-straight time. It will be the first time a Test series in Australia headed to the usual SCG finale with a trophy up for grabs since India toured here in 2003-04. Declaring it equal with last year's Edgbaston Ashes match as the best Test win he's been involved in, Cummins told his teammates to enjoy the 184-run win at the MCG first.It took every last sinew of energy and self-belief, but Australia battled its way to a sorely needed victory over India in an MCG Test that will be forever remembered for its theatre, skill and controversy.'I'm sure the batters will have a hit, and the bowlers, I dare say, will be very light on.' If Australia can lift the trophy in Sydney, it would be the first time since the 1997 Ashes they have recovered from a 0-1 deficit to win a Test series. It would mark a dramatic turnaround after they were embarrassed by India in Perth to kick off this blockbuster five-Test battle. A win at the SCG would book Australia's spot in a second-straight World Test Championship final, after they beat India in the 2023 decider. South Africa became the first team to qualify for the WTC decider at Lord's next year, by winning a dramatic match at home against Pakistan on Sunda
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