Tim Paine’s team are desperate for victory in Asia, a region where they have not won a series since 2011
A few days on from the feats of resistance by Usman Khawaja and Tim Paine in Dubai, some of are still digesting the significance of that draw. Michael Atherton holds the record for the most time spent batting in the final innings to save a Test, in his bloody-minded masterpiece of resistance against the ferocity of Allan Donald’s South Africa back in 1995. It was the only such innings longer than Khawaja’s. No Australian team in Asia had ever batted as long to save a game.
We knew we had a classic on our hands by halfway through that last day. We could feel it building, the tension and duration stretching out unbearably. The resolution was cathartic. But the numerical magnitude took a while longer to appreciate, as did the feeling that the Australian team had given home supporters something to be proud of, not just in terms of on-field feats but the conduct in achieving them.
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