Following Australia's 79-run win against Pakistan in the second Test Match at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, Aussie skipper Pat Cummins showered praise on Steven Smith and Mitchell Marsh and said that their knocks got them back on the game.
Team director Mohammad Hafeez felt that Pakistan played better cricket than Australia after they missed out on the series following their 79-run defeat in the second Test on Friday.
Skipper Pat Cummins joined the list of greats as he became Australia's 10th leading wicket-taker in Test format following his match-winning spells against Pakistan in the second Test.
Pakistan batters Masood, Babar Azam and Agha Salman fought hard and showed a lot of spirit in Melbourne on Day 4, but Australia pacers Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc bowled their hearts out to win the Test series with a match remaining here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.
Pakistan batters Shan Masood, Babar Azam and Agha Salman fought hard and showed a lot of spirit in Melbourne on Day Four, but Australia pacers Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc bowled their hearts out to help the team win the second Test and the series with a match to be played between the two
The hosts found themselves at 16/4 following a memorable spell from the Pakistan pacers. However, Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh pulled Australia back into the game by stitching up a partnership of 153 runs.
Mitchell Marsh talked about the emotions that he was going through during his match-saving knock of 96 on Day 3 of the second Test against Pakistan on Thursday at the MCG.
The second Test between the World Test Championship winners and the Asian side, a Boxing Day affair, is taking place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).