Pat Cummins celebrated an "unreal" triumph for Australia as they clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by hammering India in Sydney. ( Full Coverage | More Cricket News)
Australia rounded out a six-wicket victory on day three of ⛄the fifth and final Test at the SCG to claim the trophy for the first time in 10 years with a 3-1 vi✤ctory.
The tour🐟ists ultimately offered little resistance, adding just 16 runs to their overnight total before Usman Khawaja (41), Travis Head (34 not out) and Beau Webster (39 n🐭ot out) guided Australia, who lost the first Test in Perth, to an emphatic win.
"Unreal. This⛦ was one that a few of🐈 us didn't have," Australia captain Cummins said, having taken 3-44 in India's second innings.
&qu♔o🤡t;It's been an amazing series. [We're] immensely proud.
"We've spent a lot of time together as a group over the years, so we knew 🎃w♔e weren't at our best at Perth, but it was never as bad as it seems.
"So you stick tight and double down on whꦫat makes us a really good side."
Australia also secured the🍃ir place in the ICC World Test Champio🌠nship final, in which they will take on South Africa.
"It's b🍰een such a special group," Cummins added.
"I feel so privileged to first of all have this job. But what we've been able to achieve together alongside the suppo꧒rt staff as well, it's such a group✤ effort, families as well.
&quo🌟t;They giv🐓e up so much. So yeah, really proud with what we've been able to achieve."
Cummins had a s🍎eries to remember from a personal standpoint, having taken 25 wickets at an average o😼f 21.36.
He said: "Pretty happy with how I played throughout 🅘the series.
"I thought our planning and prep coming in was really good. I w✱as lucky I had a bit of a freshen up leading to the series, and I think that really helped me and a couple of other guys. These are the big series that you try and peak for."
