Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist said captain Pat Cummins’ “controlled aggression” encouraged Australia to level their series win in the pink ball Test in Adelaide against India.
“You could see from his celebration that… with every goal he scored, he was more aggressive,” Gilchrist said Fox cricket‘S Continuation podcast.
“Cummins was excellent. It looked like it needed a little grease and oil change after a Perth and tune-up, and was purring towards the end, so it was great to watch.
“They were just a unit, three bowlers, Nathan Lyon only had one over (in the match) and Mitch Marsh had four, but apart from that the big three, Starc, Boland, Cummins, hunted as a group and bowled as a unit and it was really enjoyable to watch “- he added.
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The former captain said the Australians “felt hurt” after their 295-run defeat in the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Perth.
“Not to the extent that they lost control, but you could clearly see that after the performance (in Perth) they were bitten by a bit of criticism and internally they would be very disappointed with the way they played in Perth.
“So it (the Adelaide celebrations) showed you what it meant to them and they knew they were back to the level they wanted to play cricket at.
