LONDON : Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted his team had endured an uncomfortable time before winning the second Ashes test against England at Lord's by 43 runs on Sunday.England had looked dead and buried at 45-4 in their chase for 371 runs to level the series but Ben Stokes' majestic knock of 155 an
LONDON : Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted his team had endured an uncomfortable time before winning the second Ashes test against England at Lord's by 43 runs on Sunday.
"Another wonderful game, right down to the wire," Cummins said."Stokesy gave us a few heart-stopping moments and the crowd seemed to enjoy it." Stokes struck nine sixes and nine fours on a withering assault but Cummins said Australia had not panicked.
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