Pat Cummins believes 2023 shapes as a career-defining year for his Australian cricket team.
And the World Cup final is set to determine whether that year can be looked back on as a raging success, or a pass mark.
From the first week of the year through to Sunday's title decider against undefeated India in Ahmedabad, Australia have played 11 Test matches, three T20Is and 24 ODIs (including World Cup warm-up matches and the assignment to come.)