Travis Head’s 85-ball century against a tiring England attack means only Australia can win this match now GregBaum | Ashes cricket
David Warner was one of those batsmen who keeps finding ways to get out at the Gabba on Thursday. It was just that for many hours, he didn’t. Variously,, dropped in slips and should have been run out by short leg when he slipped and dropped his bat, and they were just the definable chances.
But in Test cricket, there’s the luck you get and the luck you make. Australia has had plenty of both, and the last of it was way Head chanced his arm. He admitted it. The art of the leave is a cricket peculiarity. It is a refusal to engage. In most other sports, questions demand answers. In cricket, a batsman can tick the “not applicable” box. Bowler and batsman might both think it a win in its moment. Labuschagne is a master of the skill, generally adding a twirl and a flourish. You can’t miss a Labuschagne leave. All the while, he was wearing down England.Not playing is not as simple as it sounds. It takes concentration and discipline, also a dead eye.