two 152s, three 0 (1)s and a 92

Its sequence is 84 (SL), 24 (Pak), 152 (Eng), DNB (Eng), 92 (SA), 0 (SA), 0 (WI), 0 (WI) and now 152 (Ind).

Head started with 84 against Sri Lanka in Brisbane in 2019, his highest score to date. He boasts of a 152 against England in 2021.

Head’s last 6 Test scores at the Gabba are now 152, 92, 0, 0, 0, 152. These include a pair of diamonds under three Golden Ducks in the first ball and a nervous 92 alongside the 152 he put through for the Poms. At the venue his average is a proud 66 and at the Gabba overall it is 63. The duck tales concerned the West Indies and South Africa.

But things weren’t always so stormy after the 92nd. His trio of ducks had given him a bad run before he turned things around against the Indians.

But the 152 with 18-carat boundaries and his acceleration from 50 off 71 balls to 100 off 115 balls showed significant acceleration even in his 90s, so he didn’t dawdle and get stuck chasing a 100 in the next 44 balls, to achieve this goal. But after making back-to-back Test tons in the series, Head brought back memories of his duckling results in the 2022 and 2024 Bane seasons at the Gabba. It was his fifth 150 score.

Head became dangerous on Sunday when he went from 0 to 1. As in the first 30 minutes, he had regained control from India, who had secured top position with a score of 75-3. In the middle session of the day, Head scored 83 runs off 83 balls while Steve Smith scored 40 off 81 balls.

After the game, Head told Fox Cricket: “It’s about being positive and I thought I needed to spend some time in the middle, thanks to the three best guys who stood up against the new ball so I mean “I could do my best.” Shots. I felt positive, but it was fun to be aggressive.”

He added that he enjoyed playing for the team but had struggled with initial inconsistencies against spin in the past. “I have played enough against India. I have a blueprint, a bit nervous to start against Spin, I was happy with the way I started against him. Today.”

He said: “The new ball will make a difference throughout the game and can’t look too far into the future. “The new ball is always crucial. The top six are well placed and hope to do well against Sri Lanka and reach the WTC final.”

It is his fourth Australian rescue after Brisbane in 2021, Hobart in 2022 and Adelaide in 2023, Fox Cricket noted, adding: “Opposition captains appear to have no answers if he decides to switch gears.”

CricViz had noted that since the 2021-22 Ashes, the southpaw averaged 77 when facing pacers outside the off-stump at a strike rate of 101. There were also a few ramp shots from the quicks over Rishabh Pant.

Allan Border, after whom the field is named, told Fox Cricket: “He just walks in and the game changes instantly.”

“He changes the dynamic of the game,” Brad Haddin said in commentary. “He hits good balls to the unorthodox part of the floor.”

Kerry O’Keefe at Fox had an interesting insight: “The basis of his success is that Travis Head comes in and distances himself from the consequences; he’s not afraid of failure.” David Warner asked himself after the game: “Where do you bowl to him?”

India’s previous tormentors over the years have all been left-handed – Sanath Jayasuriya, Saeed Anwar, Matthew Hayden, but Head seems to be a recurring nightmare in all three formats.