The final day of the Ashes test between Australia and India at the Gabba saw a dramatic collapse by the Indian batting lineup and an unexpected bowling performance from Travis Head.
Travis Head snared a troublesome wicket, then gave Australia an injury scare on a final day that featured a monumental batting collapse.After Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc bowled themselves into the ground on day four, it was an unlikely source that finally ended India's resistance on the fifth morning. With the second new ball looming, part-time off-spinner Travis Head was given the ball for the fourth full over of the day and took just five balls to finally bring Akash Deep unstuck.
Akash propped forward to defend, overbalancing just enough to drag his back foot to the wrong side of the crease, and wicketkeeper Alex Carey pulled off a rapid stumping to end India's innings on 260. Akash and Jasprit Bumrah had done what they needed to — preventing Australia from being allowed to enforce the follow-on — with their 47-run stand for the last wicket, making a push for victory a more difficult and risky prospect for Australia.Just as Australia openers Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney convened alongside India on the boundary for the third innings of the match, ground staff ran the pitch covers out. It felt like a precautionary measure with play surely set to resume soon, but then a warning flashed on the Gabba's big screen. 'Severe weather is expected any moment. Please seek shelter from exposed areas of the venue and follow the directions of event staff.' It seemed very dramatic and imminent, but half an hour after India's innings ended, the worst weather at the ground amounted to a sprinkle of rain that likely wouldn't have forced the teams off if they had been out there. It was an unfortunate delay on a day where every possible second of cricket was required to force a result and some entertainment for the handful of fans at the groun
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