We acquired away with one however we’re right here to win the Ashes: Travis Head forward of fifth Test at Kennington Oval

By India Today Sports Desk: Australia batter Travis Head has mentioned that they acquired away with one however are right here to win the Ashes. Australia will face England within the fifth and closing Test of the sequence at Kennington Oval in London on July 27.

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Speaking forward of the match, Head mentioned Australia are right here to win the Ashes, including that they performed nicely within the first three matches however not in Manchester. The fourth Ashes 2023 Test resulted in a draw after rain performed spoilsport and washed off the complete Day 5.

“The feeling around it was yes, we have got away with one, but ultimately we have come here to win the Ashes and we have gone a huge way to doing that. We played really nice for three Test matches, maybe not played the best week last week, but if we can shut that out and think about what we did well for the first three Test matches, it will put us in good stead for this week,” mentioned Head.

Speaking about retaining the Ashes, Head mentioned the crew was not elated as a result of they noticed the end result coming, insisting that they might’ve favored to win the match and retain the urn. Head has scored 315 runs within the 4 matches in Ashes 2023.

“It is mixed emotions because you would love to win a Test match to retain them and hopefully this week we can win a Test match to do it. A draw is a different feeling, no matter what the situation, but there was no real massive elation because we could see the situation coming,” Head added.

Australia received the opening Test of the sequence in Edgbaston and went on to register a slender 43-run win at Lord’s. England then bounced again with a three-wicket win at Headingley, earlier than the fourth Test in Manchester resulted in a draw.

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