two 152s, three 0 (1)s, and a 92
IND vs AUS: Mamma Mia! Here he goes again at the Gabba. Travis Head’s 152 at the Gabba on Day 2 to once again puncture Indian plans and overshadow Jasprit Bumrah fifer, fit right into his general Test outings at Brisbane. The joke here runs that if he’s allowed to get off the mark, Head punishes opponents plenty. His sequence reads 84 (SL), 24 (Pak), 152 (Eng), DNB (Eng), 92 (SA), 0 (SA), 0 (WI), 0 (WI), and now 152 (Ind). Head had started at Brisbane with 84 in 2019 against Sri Lanka, his highest score till then. He boasts of a 152 against England in 2021. Head’s last 6 Test scoring figures at Gabba now read 152, 92, 0, 0, 0, 152. This includes a diamond pair, among three first-ball golden ducks as well as a nervous 92 besides the 152 he put the Poms through. He averages a chunky 66 at the venue, and overall 63 at Gabba. The duck tales panned out against West Indies and South Africa. But things weren’t always …
