Batter Marnus Labuschagne says it’s nice to be 3-0 up and clinch the Ashes after being called the worst Australian team since 2010-11 series, but insists hosts are eyeing more domination in Melbourne and Sydney
Australia players celebrate after winning the Ashes on Day Five of the third Test in Adelaide on Sunday. Pic/Getty Images
Apparently, the worst Australian cricket team in 15 years just won the Ashes with two matches to spare against the best England squad assembled since 2011.
Broad’s volatile claims
Long-time protagonist Stuart Broad lit the fuse ahead of a volatile contest for the longest-running rivalry in Test cricket when he described the host squad as the worst to contest the Ashes in Australia since England won the 2010-11 series Down Under.
The 167-test veteran played two matches for England in that winning series. Since then, a drought has extended to 16 losses, two draws and no wins for England on Australian soil.
Marnus Labuschagne
Marnus Labuschagne, who produced a spectacular catch to help hasten the end of England’s dogged last-day comeback in the third Test in Adelaide on Sunday, reflected on the pre-series pronouncements by Broad and others. “Have to say, being called the worst Australian team in 15 years, like it’s nice to be sitting where we are, 3-0 up,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. “The job’s not done yet. We want to make sure it’s 5-0 and really take that urn.”
It took all of 11 days — two in Perth, four in Brisbane and almost a full five in Adelaide — not quite a record for clinching an Ashes series but not too far off. Chasing what needed to be a world record for victory, England were all out for 352 in pursuit of 435, giving Australia an 82-run win.
Cummins, Lyon doubtful
Meanwhile, Australia face going into the fourth Test without pace spearhead Cummins and veteran spinner Lyon, who pulled a hamstring on Sunday while fielding on the boundary. He went for scans and was later seen on crutches at the ground. Cummins played his first Test since July after a long layoff with lower back issues and, while he came through unscathed, he said he may skip Melbourne to be on the safe side.
4
No. of consecutive Ashes series won by Australia at home
7
No. of consecutive Test wins for Australia at Adelaide
11
No. of days it took for England to lose the Ashes — joint second quickest since the 1921 Ashes, which was decided in eight days
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