Cricket: A captains knock of 32 from Pat Cummins has held off any chance of a Pakistan upset in the first ODI in Melbourne.
to a “schoolyard” game, saying some of the batters couldn’t put their egos away in what should have been a simple run chase.
Steve Smith and Josh Inglis both made solid starts and fell to good catches, but the exciting Jake Fraser-McGurk and Aaron Hardie fell to loose shots that made the chase harder than it needed to be. Aaron Hardie was one of several Australian batters to be dismissed cheaply on Monday night. Picture: William West / AFP“We are gearing up for a Champions Trophy, so there aren’t many trials before a team has to be selected.“It wasn’t good enough. We won but just and with 17 overs to spare.”
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