Australia defeated their neighbors New Zealand by 247 runs on day four of the second Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and took an impressive 2-0 lead in the three-m✤atch series.♔
New Zealand’s opener Tom Blundell did show the fight, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Kiwis from the loss as the Aussies wrapped up the Blackcaps on 240-9.
Australia, on the other hand, are now one win away to rewrite history. If t🌄hey win at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in their next game, it would be the first time since 2013-14 Ashes that the Aussies will end the Test summer without a𝄹 loss or a draw.
Travis Head, for his incredible ton, was gratified with the ‘Player of the Match’ award. Head scored 114 runs in the first innings.
Twitter was also lit up after the match.
Here are the best tweets:
Well don🅷e to team on another dominate performance!! Bring on the Sydney Test mat🍷ch now!!!
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
Test over! Well played , victorious by 247 runs 👏🏽 SHOUTOUT to Tom Blundell for a sens𓆏ational 121
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)
Great pe♊rformance by Australia’s men’s team and a fantastic spectacle at the MCG test thanks to the Aust and NZ fans who attended. Aust now in second place in the World Test Championship. Looking forward to the test!
— Kevin Roberts (@KevRobertsCA)
A fine century by Tom Blundell couldn't prevent our Australian men’s team from securing victory by 247 runs in the Boxing Day Test.
Congrats to our Aussies and thank you to the hu🤪ge number of people who attended the throughout the Test. See you in Sydney! 🇦🇺️👏
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus)
Despite the result it🍒 would be a travesty if Melbourne did not host New Zealand for a Boxing Day Test for🌞 another 32 years.
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket)
Superb 💖test century Tom Blundell, very ꦆfine innings. 💯
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket)
Tom Blundell 👏👏👏👏
— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris)
Pat Cummins ends the year wi🎃th 99 wic𒈔kets across the three international formats:
Tests – 59 wkts at ave 20.13
ODIs – 31 wkts at ave 21.61
T20Is – 9 wkts at ave 19.11What a year he has had.
Strong contender for Cricketer of the Year 2019.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
TOM BLUNDELL:
Maiden Test as Keeper: 107* vs WI 2017
Maiden Test as Opener: 15 & 121 vs AUS 2019Only theꦕ 2nd player to score a Century ꧑in maiden Test as keeper & maiden Test as an opener.
[Brendon Kuruppu scored 201* on Test deb♔ut while playing as keꦦeper & as opener]
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
Player of the Match 𝓡is Travis Head, for🙈 his wonderful first-innings 114.
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
