UAE reels for a third day after record-breaking storm

Captain Pat Cummins hailed Australia's World Cup title as a legacy-defining triumph after a gruelling period overseas.
Australia have been mostly away from home since February this year, and have had fiercely fought Test series in India and England. They beat India at The Oval to win their first World Test Championship before retaining the Ashes in a tempestuous series.

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• The airport said on Thursday morning it had resu
• Emirates, the single largest carrier at the airpo
• The storm, which hit neighbouring Oman
• Climate experts say rising temperatur

“Every half an hour or so you kind of remember that you just won a World Cup and get excited all over again."

The reality which was a dream

Some of Australia's title-winning players returned home on Wednesday with their elation masking the weariness of an arduous campaign.

"Every half an hour or so you kind of remember that you just won a World Cup and get excited all over again. We're still buzzing," a bespectacled Cummins said at the Sydney Airport.

"It's been a big year. To top it off with this, it's been amazing. I think they have created their own legacy. A World Cup, you only get one chance every four years and especially playing somewhere like India, it's hard.

Head the headhunter, and Marsh annhilator

Some players, like Cummins, will have a breather before Australia's Test summer begins in Perth against Pakistan on December 14. But for five players part of Sunday's final, they have the tough task of fronting up for Australia's five-match T20I series against India starting on Thursday.

Travis Head, player of the final after his belligerent century, is among Australia's squad, but there are doubts over his availability for the opener after putting in long shifts leading into this five-match series.
"Heady was definitely in the votes," grinned allrounder Mitchell Marsh, who spoke in Melbourne. "I'm not sure he'll be playing that game. I'm no selector or coach but if he plays that game it will be a miracl