We review the World Cup final where Travis Head and Pat Cummins inspired a triumph for the ages.
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Talking points:
- Australia's remarkable achievement - and this triumph in comparison to their previous World Cup wins
- Rohit Sharma's approach at the start of the innings
- Virat Kohli and the ability to strike at six an over on any pitch
- The slowdown in the middle overs against fine Australian bowling
- Cummins, Hazlewood and their brilliant variations
- Shami opening the bowling instead of Siraj
- Bumrah's beauty to dismiss Steve Smith
- Travis Head's unforgettable assault
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo
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- Watch out for Shami when he's running in like a horse - Bharat Arun - ESPNcricinfo
- Advance Australia, inevitably - Osman Samiuddin - ESPNcricinfo
- Krishnamachari Srikkanth's analysis of the final - YouTube
- Buy War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee - Amazon
- War Minus the Shooting - Revisiting the 1996 World Cup through a classic book - 81allout podcast
- Buy Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward - Amazon
