Pat Cummins spoke of reaching the “pinnacle” of cricket after Australia claimed their sixth men’s World Cup title and, with it, broke the hearts of a nation.
India had cruised into the final of this home World Cup as favourites, a searing run of 10 successive wins leading most observers to believe the trophy would be theirs for a third time. With a crowd of 92,453 in attendance on the day, all but a handful willing them on, only another slick performance was needed to match the expectations.
