Travis Head’s powerful century and a Steve Smith classic have helped Australia reach a commanding position of 3-310 against India at stumps on day one of the World Test Championship final at The Oval. 7NEWS
But the new rock has been taken after just two deliveries.“I’m not convinced,” Matthew Hayden said.
“I thought Ricky Ponting had it 100 per cent right. Come back tomorrow, get that fresh ball, get some fresh legs, start to penetrate.”“Having been in this position so many times when you’ve batted the majority of the day, you get an opportunity now to score quickly as well,” he said. “Plus you come back tomorrow and you’ve already seen off the new ball. So you’ve got two advantages from a batting perspective.”If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your
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