Paine calls for no mercy at SCG with Kiwi clean sweep in sight | SMHsport
"The Test Championship has added a new dynamic to it and we've probably got to learn a little bit from what happened in the Ashes," Paine said.
"[We need] to try and keep it nice and level the next few days, have a few days off, rest up and hit that fifth Test of the summer with as much anergy as we hit the first Test at the Gabba."As Paine noted, though the series has been won, in the era of the World Test Championship there is no such thing as a dead rubber as sides chase a berth in the final in June 2021. Five months into the competition, India and Australia are well clear at the top of the table.
Paine was pleased Australia won despite the lesser roles played by superstar batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner. Vice-captain Travis Head was named man of the match after his influential century in the first innings while Marnus Labuschagne and Paine also made valuable runs. "When our best players miss out to beat good teams we'll need contributions the whole way through," Paine said.
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