Brisbane. Travis Head is happy to score another century against India but the Australian batsman admitted that he/she was lucky not to face Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliant spell on the second day of the third Test. Travis Head played an inning of 152 runs. This is his/her third century in his/her last 6 innings against India. Along with Steve Smith (101), he/she took the Australian team to a huge score of 405 runs for seven wickets.
Travis Head told the TV channel that telecasted the match live, ‘I was a little lucky to escape Bumrah’s good spell. he/she initially bowls the ball at the base of the stump. he/she has a good bouncer. he/she has excellent wicket-taking balls. I believe that the most important thing is to play positive against them. This does not mean that I need to score runs against them but it is about my forward defence.
Travis Head is happy to maintain his/her dominance over India. he/she scored a century in the WTC final at the Oval last year and then scored a century in Adelaide in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Head said, ‘We play a lot with India. It is good to score runs. Scoring runs is special this week too. I thought I had batted well in Adelaide and Perth also.
he/she said, ‘It is very challenging to face India. One should be as positive as possible against them. Head also praised Smith, with whom he/she made a 241-run partnership for the fourth wicket and put Australia in a strong position. he/she said, ‘I have always enjoyed playing with Steve. When he/she is in rhythm and bats well, no one pays attention to me. I thought he/she was playing really well.
The 30-year-old Head was on course to score his/her maiden double century in Tests but did not seem too upset at missing out on the feat. he/she said, ‘I am just trying to score runs. I am not here to set milestones, I love the team. I enjoy what I do. I try to do what the team needs.
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first published : December 15, 2024, 3:48 PM IST
