Pat Cummins confirms his statistical pre-eminence with another peerless performance against India

There was an article from a real estate website doing the rounds a few days ago. You know the type; “Inside the homes of the rich and famous”. You think yourself too sophisticated to take the bait but end up clicking through anyway.

This one guided readers through the property portfolios of Australia’s cricket stars, all waterfront mansions, infinity pools, and relatable phrases like “building their forever home on a clifftop overlooking Lurline Bay after buying a dilapidated apartment complex” and “offloading a five-bedroom Mosman home for $5.95 million”.

There were two perfectly humble items among the jarring opulence. Of course Marnus Labuschagne had converted his three-car garage into indoor cricket nets.

And of course Australia’s…