Australia captain Pat Cummins gave a blunt response to the defeat and said that there are no excuses for it. Speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, Cummins said: “I thought it was excellent. So, yeah, no excuses. They played really well. You know, I thought the day one wicket was doing a little bit early, but obviously got to try and find a way to bat a little bit longer than we did, and then, yeah, just couldn’t penetrate with the ball. But, yeah, I thought they played really well.”
