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Travis Head finished player of the match after scoring 163 in the first innings and 18 in the second, with the middle order batsman referring to the win as "amazing".Australia's cycle for the WTC began in 2021, and since then the side has had to navigate a number of challenges, which included Andrew McDonald replacing Justin Langer as coach last year.Head explained the side's confidence in its game plan and systems they've was the catalyst for such a strong performance.
"In the two years we've had some overs we had to grind out and over all the Test matches in the last two years we've come at moments, and come at crossroads in the morning of Test matches and bedded down and doubled down on our plans throughout that whole two years.On day five of the match, India required a world-record 444 and started the morning with hope at 3-164 with linchpin Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane in the middle.
But in the seventh over of the day, Kohli edged fast bowler Scott Boland to a great catch at second slip by Steve Smith and was gone for 49. Boland got Ravindra Jadeja in the same over.India chased the match since the first morning and the demise of Kohli confirmed it was a matter of when, not if, Australia would become a first-time world Test champion.
Boland started Australia's celebrations with his two wickets on the last day, and Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon also took two each in the morning, with the off-spinner claiming the final scalp of Mohammed Siraj. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey had four catches in the innings.
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