Australia completed a 3-0 whitewash over Pakistan after defeating them by 220 runs in the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Joh Hazlewood proved to be the pick of the Australian fast bowlers with 3 wickets and was well supported by Stephen O’Keffe who took two wickets.
Australian skipper Steve Smith was expectedly a delighted man, stating the performance put by the team in the last three Tests were what the team was all about.
"These last three, that's what we're about, we want to score big runs, bowl well, we've held our catches. All the bowlers have done a terrific job. A lot of credit to Pakistan, they'e played some very good cricket this series."
Misbah-Ul-Haq, on the other hand, was dejected about his side’s performance and admitted that he and his side were outplayed throughout the series.
"It was a tough series, credit to Australian side. Outplayed us in every department. Utilised the conditions very well. A lot of youngsters in our team performing. That experience will lift them. Some good positives. The way we played at the Gabba gave us self-belief. We were really hurt in the MCG, difficult to take, you get demoralised by those sort of defeats. Overall, a lot of positives for Pakistan. A great place to learn a lot as an Asian side,” he said.
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