It would be foolish to read too much into a home victory over Sri Lanka but the superb performance of Patrick Cummins proves he is maturing into a match winner and leader just when Australia need him most
It’s hard to know what to make of it. Australia beating Sri Lanka in a Test match at the Gabba is exactly as the world should be: it’s the sane, expected, nine-to-five punchcard side of life. Even if the hours were one to eight as per the demands of a day-night match. But the unexpected has become the norm in Australian cricket over the past year, so an upset was never out of the frame. For this team, there is something to be said for making manifest the predictable.
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