‘Pretty s**t stat, isn’t it’: Travis Head’s take on usual stat leaves reporters in stitches after Ashes 5th Test Day 3 | Cricket News
Travis Head resumed his plunder of England bowlers on Day 3 of the fifth Ashes Test, smashing 163 in 166 balls as Australia finished the day on 518/7, leading by 134 runs. This was Head’s 12th Test century and his third in this series alone. A majority of Head’s centuries have come in the last three years and while he has had quite a few big ones, the 32-year-old has never been able to convert that into a double century. Head has been dismissed as many as seven times between the score 150 and 175 – his highest Test total. When presented with that stat in the press conference after the day’s play, Head answered in a way that left the reporters in stitches. “Beggars can’t be choosers. It’s a pretty s**t stat, isn’t it,” Head said with a laugh. “I’d much rather 160 or 170 than zero to 10. I won’t complain about that.” Head had maintained a strike rate of over 100 for the majority of his innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground. …
