Raising the World Test Championship mace felt adequate – however Pat Cummins believes lifting an Ashes urn aloft can be a legacy definer.
As the Australian captain savoured his staff’s world triumph at The Oval on Sunday, he was requested to move his thoughts seven weeks therefore to the identical London venue after the fifth and remaining Ashes Test.
“The great thing about this final is we feel like we’ve played awesome cricket for the last two years and being there at the end holding the trophy feels really well deserved. That’s great for our team,” stated the proud skipper.
“But I’d say whether we like it or not, Ashes tend to define eras and teams. Ashes are bloody hard to win. I think it’s been 20-odd years.
“It’s not going to be straightforward – but when we had been to win it, that’s legacy-defining stuff.”
With barely any time to really savour becoming world champs before next Friday’s Ashes opener at Edgbaston, the skipper reckoned his men would be doing their utmost to enjoy, however briefly, a “particular achievement”.
“We’ll sit round within the altering rooms for some time after which discover a good sunny English beer backyard someplace, in all probability this afternoon, to sit down again and rejoice,” he beamed.
“It’s been a tremendous two years. We’ve had this remaining within the diary for some time. It’s been one thing we have been build up for therefore it is one thing we will savour.
“I know we’ve got a big series coming up but we can worry about that in a couple days’ time. You only get a few of these moments in your career where you can sit back, acknowledge a pretty special achievement – and that’s one of these times.”
This match had, inevitably, been considered largely by means of the prism of the forthcoming Ashes blockbuster however after successful such a fittingly compelling World Test decider, the Australian gamers, rightly, had been decided that it wanted to be appreciated correctly.
“We’ve seen it as one big tour with two huge titles to play for – and good to tick the first one off,” stated Cummins.
Nathan Lyon and Steve Smith shortly shot down the concept that the urn, for the Ashes, was extra essential than the mace, for the WTC – or vice-versa.
“Both trophies. It’s a silly question. You’re asking a professional athlete if they want to lose,” reckoned spinner Lyon, when requested to decide on.
“I can’t say either is bigger, they’re both big,” agreed Smith. “We’ve played for two years to win this – and winning an away Ashes is big.”
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