Travis Head believes Australia completely deserve their World Test Championship spot after locking it down with a memorable win in India.
Australia have been nicely positioned to succeed in the decider for many of the WTC cycle, dropping only one Test from November 2021 earlier than touring India.
Defeat within the first two Tests on the subcontinent put their spot in some jeopardy, they only wanted to keep away from struggling a 4-0 whitewash.
But Head performed a serious function in Australia securing their spot, smashing an unbeaten 49 on Friday to energy the vacationers to a well-known nine-wicket triumph.
“Think we’ve played extremely well for two years so it’s nice to lock that in,” Head stated on Friday.
“Think we’ve deserved that … having two subcontinent tours, and two pretty successful ones (in Pakistan and Sri Lanka).
“I suppose different folks have completely different experiences of the subcontinent however I come right here with full expectation of profitable the collection so it is a bizarre feeling that we have misplaced the primary two and now be 2-1 down.
“There’s still a lot to play for, we’ve cemented our WTC and we’ve got another opportunity at drawing the series.
“Think we noticed within the Ashes in England (in 2019), drawing the collection what that meant.
“We still come here to win the series, guess that’s gone, but there’s still a hell of a lot to play for.”
It will probably be Australia’s first WTC closing after they missed out in 2021 when New Zealand shocked India to be topped the inaugural champions.
India will virtually actually be Australia’s opponents for the match to be performed at The Oval from June 7-11.
Head was thrilled to have the ability to bounce again after Australia had been humiliated by India through the first two Tests in Nagpur and Delhi.
It was simply India’s third Test defeat at dwelling from their final 45 matches courting again greater than a decade.
“When the game’s in the balance the home team, around the world, they are able to put the foot down and take control of that game,” Head stated.
“It’s about how as an opposition you can make the most of them.
“We have not been in a position to do this, however I feel this recreation we had been in a position to – as soon as we received management we had been in a position to hold management all through.”
Head’s nerveless 49 not out from 53 balls added evidence that he plays his best in Asia batting at the top of the order, following his promotion to open after David Warner’s exit from the tour.
It is a dramatic turnaround for Head, who was dropped for the first Test in Nagpur due to Australia’s worry about him facing spin in India.
He was recalled for the second Test, top-scoring with a fast 43 throughout Australia’s notorious second-innings collapse in Delhi.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
