Australian batter Travis Head© AFP
Travis Head was the discuss of the city on Thursday. The Australia batter smashed the joint third quickest hundred in Ashes historical past off simply 85 balls on Day 2 of the primary Test towards England on the Gabba in Brisbane. Head remained unbeaten on 112 at stumps on Day 2 as Australia took full management of the proceedings. They had been 343 for 7, main England (147 all out) by 196 runs. Australia’s Test captain Pat Cummins and limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch lauded Head for his beautiful efforts.
Cummins tweeted a photograph of Head with none caption after the day’s play.
— Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) December 9, 2021
“Take a bow Travis Head, take a bow!!! outstanding,” Aaron Finch tweeted.
Take a bow Travis Head, take a bow!!!excellent
— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) December 9, 2021
Earlier, David Warner additionally praised Head and known as his innings an ‘entertaining’ one.
“They did bowl well, didn’t they? They hit the target on a short of a length. What an entertaining innings from Travis Head. It has to be up there for him personally, that’s the Travis Head we know. He backed himself and backed his areas and walks off with 112 to his name,” stated Warner after the shut of play on Day 2.
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Head’s knock was laced with 12 fours and two sixes. The left-hander equalled Australia’s Joe Darling for the third quickest Ashes hundred. The quickest Ashes ton belongs to Australia’s Adam Gilchrist who had received to 3 figures off simply 57 balls at Perth in 2006.
Head, who has Mitchell Starc (10) for firm, would look to notch up an ever larger rating on Day three and take Australia’s lead over 250.
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