Analysis: Test captain Pat Cummins was 11 when Australia last won successive series in Asia. Now, he's led his team to the brink of repeating the feat, writes Malcolm Conn
Now he has led Australia to the brink of successive series victories on the subcontinent following an emphatic first Test triumph in Galle with more than two and a half days to spare.
Australian captain Pat Cummins waves to fans after defeating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in Galle on Friday.This means Australia needs only a draw in the second and final Test, beginning in Galle next Friday, for Cummins and his team to follow in the footsteps of Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist. Between them, two of cricket’s all-time greats led Australia to successive series victories against Sri Lanka and India during 2004.
Australia’s Test hero Nathan Lyon, who claimed 4-31 on Friday to finish with nine for the match, was the major beneficiary on debut in 2011 when he took first innings figures of 5-34, setting up a decisive Test and ultimately series victory.
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