/ 20 November 2023

On top of the cricket world…

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Woohoo… Australia has won the 2023 Cricket World Cup final thanks to a match-changing 137 runs from 120 balls by opening batsman Travis Head. India set a solid target of 240 runs for our blokes to chase, and Australia had a stinker of a start – at one point, we were 3-47… But Head – who was picked for the squad despite a broken hand – became the third Aussie to make a century in a World Cup final – he joins legends Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist in that elite club. And we can’t give him all the glory – his batting partner Marnus Labuschagne stuck in there with him, scoring 58 runs. India were the hot favourites going in – they did not lose a match all tournament. In contrast, the Aussies had a bumpy road to victory, and at one point, there were questions about whether we’d make it out of the rounds. Aussie skipper Pat Cummins said “I think we saved our best for last.” They sure did… 

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