Australia captain Pat Cummins hailed teammates Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green for their courage under fire after the injured duo played through pain to help the side complete a series-sealing victory over South Africa on Thursday.
Starc snapped a tendon in the middle finger of his bowling hand during a fielding mishap on day one of the second Test in Melbourne but bowled a full load and took a wicket on day four as Australia won by a thumping innings and 182 runs.Australia complete a crushing innings and 182 runs victory at the MCG to claim their first home series victory over the Proteas since 2005-06. Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More #AUSvSA videos: https://www.cricket.com.
"[It's] probably a good time to mention all the incredible achievements this week. 'Starcy' with a finger that's going to put him out for a few weeks, to have the bravery to go out and do that,” Cummins said.
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