Test Championship Bid Adds To Australia’s Ashes Whitewash Focus

Test Championship: Last time, over-rates lost them points, and they don’t want to lose any more. After taking a 2-0 series lead, Australia’s pursuit for an Ashes whitewash is fueled by the need to make amends for missing this year’s World Test Championship final.

With convincing triumphs in Brisbane and Adelaide, they can reclaim the Ashes with a win in Melbourne on Boxing Day. Which would be their third straight victory in a home series, with England having not won a game since Sydney in 2010-11.

The 2017-18 Ashes Test Championship at the MCG is the only one of the last 12 Ashes Tests in Australia

In which England has not lost thanks to Alastair Cook’s double century on a poor pitch.

Since then, the surface has been regenerated, and a recent Sheffield Shield pitch. Was considered as one of the greatest the MCG had produced in terms of pace, bounce. And movement by those who participated.

Australia’s triumphs after the Ashes were won extended the margin. And boosted their ranking in past cycles, but now that the World Test Championship points are on the line. Any more wins could be significant, as Australia almost missed the final in the previous cycle.

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Last season’s MCG Test against India cost Australia a berth in the WTC final due to an over-rate fine

But they would have qualified had they won another match along the route.

That could have happened against India at the SCG, where the tourists were held to a draw. Or in the series-clinching match in Brisbane. There was also the 2019 Ashes loss at The Oval. Where England leveled the series, and, of course, the iconic Headingley result.

With only two Tests played in the current cycle, Australia is presently second in the WTC table. Their abroad itinerary will be rigorous, with tours of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and India, while their home schedule will include the West Indies and South Africa next summer. Regardless of the opposition, they are adamant about not making the same mistake twice.

England had already been penalized eight points for their over-rate at the Gabba, where they are currently ranked sixth.

Labuschagne also has personal motivation moving into Boxing Day. As he aims for his first Test century at the MCG, having scored 63 in both of his previous two appearances. Despite his first-innings century and match aggregate of 154 runs in Adelaide. He expressed dissatisfaction with his effort in a warning to England.

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