The numbers being etched into history by Tim Paine’s men are underpinned by discipline and graft
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Test matches, Test series, heck, Test summers don’t get more convincing than that. After eviscerating
Pakistan before
Christmas, Australia have now finished toying with New Zealand. Insatiable with the bat and relentless with the ball, Australia proved once again that in home conditions they are near unbeatable.
“It’s hard to put a finger on something, but just the level of concentration and probably not doing as many silly things was good,” explained Marnus Labuschagne on a hastily constructed dais in the middle of the SCG. His words were in response to a question about his staggering form with the bat, but they could just as easily have applied to Australia’s performance overall.