“Catches win matches,” goes one of the great cricket clichés, and it was proved once again this evening when Australia wrapped up a thrilling second Test win against Pakistan, with two consecutive screamers by Mitchell Marsh and Steve Smith.
But it was appropriate that the stand-out effort in Australia’s victory came from captain Pat Cummins who finished the Boxing Day Test at the MCG with a 10-wicket haul.
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Andrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au
