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Champions return home after creating a long-lasting legacy Australia captain Pat Cummins believes his team have created a career-defining legacy with their World Cup win, after a long six months on the road in India and England. “I think they have created their own legacy,” Cummins said of his side as he touched down at Sydney Airport. “A World Cup, you only get one chance every four years and especially playing somewhere like India, it’s hard. Even before the tournament, we knew playing ODI cricket in India, it’s a pretty tough assignment. To be pitted up against the rest of the world and come away with a medal, it doesn’t get any better than that. We couldn’t have planned for much better. So a pretty satisfied group.” Captain Pat Cummins and pacer Josh Hazelwood landed in Sydney on Wednesday morning while Head coach Andrew McDonalds and Allrounder Mitchell Marsh touched ...

Australia scamper into another World Cup final after South African scare. Indian juggernaut looms for Australia’s next challenge. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor). © ICC 2023 : Photo Courtesy of ICC Australia continued to stifle South Africa’s aspirations to progress beyond a semi -final of a World Cup as they scampered into another final against a dominant India. South Africa harbours bitter memories of being eliminated before the big dance on several occasions, and Australia has been their biggest stumbling block. They just exerted more pain on a hapless nemesis. They did not go without a fight though sending shock waves through the Australian camp when they grabbed 5 for 137 before Steve Smith, Josh Inglis and later skipper Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc steadied the ship to see Australia home. But it was Travis Head who set the pace for Australia’s win with an ...