Pat Cummins

Cricket fans and commentators have reacted to Pat Cummins' brutal call in the third Test at the SCG. Read more here.

Australia vs South Africa Day 4 live: Pat Cummins' face 'says it all'. The cricket world is divided after the third umpire controversially ruled Steve Smith ...

taking the mickey out of me. However not everyone was convinced. That is brutal. Adam Gilchrist said on Fox Cricket: “Josh Hazlewood, that is vicious. [#AUSvSA] [January 7, 2023] Australia are coming for South Africa’s souls as Pat Cummins and co. [#AUSvSA] [#SCG] [#pinktest] [January 7, 2023] [January 7, 2023]

'This is really nasty': Proteas cling 'grimly to dear life' after 'inspired' Aussie Test blitz.

Proteas opener Heinrich Klaasen was the next to depart, bowled by Nathan Lyon after leaving a delivery that pitched in line and didn’t turn. The SCG Test seemed destined for a draw. Josh Hazlewood, who bowled an impeccable opening over, thought he had snared an early breakthrough when South African captain Dean Elgar edged a length delivery through to Steve Smith, who claimed a one-handed catch low to his right at second slip. “It’s just good bowling. It’s such a joy to watch. The third and final Test between Australia and South Africa will resume on Sunday morning, with the first ball scheduled for 10am AEDT. The Australian skipper’s golden spell continued with the crucial dismissal of Verreynne, who edged a full delivery to Smith in the slips cordon, gone for 19. A couple of minutes later, Klaasen was strangled down the leg side to give Cummins his first wicket and leave South Africa in dire straits at 3-37. The Kookaburra clipped the top of off stump, and Klaasen was back in the sheds for 18. Pat Cummins was the hero for Australia on day four of the New Year’s Test against South Africa, with a blistering spell from the captain under lights keeping the hosts in contention for an unlikely victory at the SCG. The start of day four was delayed due to persistent rain, with showers peppering the New South Wales capital in frustrating scenes on Saturday morning. Australia will need to take 14 wickets on day five to clinch a series whitewash over the Proteas after Cummins and Josh Hazlewood tore through South Africa’s top order on Saturday afternoon.

Pat Cummins produced a spell of bowling that helped put South Africa in a precarious position by stumps on ...

"Australia have got a good luxury at the moment, but they're going to have to keep going. "If you've got a number of bowlers to almost rotate them ... "And Australia are going to need that, maybe in India, but probably more importantly in England when they play the Ashes and, I dare say, the World Test Championship (final) just before that. "That was a great spell of fast bowling. "When Australia (needed) a wicket when he wasn't captain they would go to Pat Cummins, and the good news is that as captain he still doesn't leave himself out. was a terrific piece of bowling." "It was a great spell of fast bowling. He is a terrific fast bowler," Taylor said. all of us who watched that were obviously waiting for another short ball, and I think Zondo was, as well, and then to get the yorker, right on the money, get it full enough so it didn't pitch outside leg ... That's just quality cricket," Mark Taylor told Wide World of Sports. "I thought he was particularly impressive with the new ball," Taylor said of Hazlewood. "The fact that he went around the wicket, double bluff with the lbw of Zondo ...