Australia captain Pat Cummins said his side had been faced with a “bridge too far” after losing the WTC final to SA. “Things can change pretty quickly,” said Cummins. “Unfortunately, it was a bridge too far.”

Australia, now at the start of a new WTC cycle, may have to review their batting options more broadly. “We’ve got a couple of weeks before the first Test in the Windies, so we’ll sit down and have a bit of a think,” he said.

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