Pat Cummins is a cricket tragic. Recently, he was asked on the Cricket Unfiltered podcast about his ideal date night. His response: "Fine dining in front of the TV, watching cricket."

Over the last four days, he showed how much he loves the game by spending each ounce of his energy trying to keep Australia afloat in the third Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. At first, he had to overcome the disappointment of constantly beating the outside edge of Indian batsmen and then he twice resurrected the Australian innings, batting at No. 8. In the first innings, he batted for 48 balls, but it was his unbeaten knock of 61 on Saturday that ensured the match dragged into the final day.