India vs Australia 3rd Test: Scoreboard starts at 0-0, says Pat Cummins
Australia’s Josh Hazlewood. File
| Photo Credit: AP
Games starting at 0-0 is a cliché that has recurred in most pre-match press-conferences out here Down Under. Pat Cummins too sought refuge in this statistic while refusing to be drawn into whether the Gabba or other Australian venues would be deemed a fortress.
Addressing the media here on December 13, Cummins said: “It’s just a venue, really. We play in dozens of venues around the world. It’s always good to come back to a place that’s familiar. You can look at times where you might have scored runs or bowled well, that really helps. The scoreboard starts at 0-0, so the venue isn’t relevant any more.”
In a topsy-turvy series so far, there has been som...