Cummins played a brilliant knock of 44* to take Australia to a 2-wicket win.
Australia captain Pat Cummins responded to England pacer Ollie Robinson’s sledge of ‘3 no.11s’ sledge saying that all of the Aussie tailenders take their batting seriously and he didn’t hear that jab.
While chasing 281 runs, Cummins put a strong rearguard, alongside Nathan Lyon, to take his team across the finishing line. Cummins hit an unbeaten 44 while Lyon put on a defensive masterclass with his 28-ball 16 not out on Day 5.
On Day 3, England pacer Ollie Robinson had blasted Australia for being "too defensive", and took a dig by saying that the visitors have "three No.11s" in Scott Boland, Lyon, and Josh Hazlewood.
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"It's something we've spoken about as a group. We've said once we get past (Pat) Cummins, we feel like they've got three number 11s (in Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, and Josh Hazlewood). It's something we can target through the series and try to wrap things up quite quickly and give us that momentum throughout the series," Robinson had said after Day 3.
After Australia won the match and went 1-0 up in the five-Test series, Cummins came up with an apt response about Robinson's jibe.
"I didn't hear that one. But batting is something we all practice. Nathan (Lyon) ... puts a lot of time into his batting. We all had pretty strong plans. Even with the adjustment from the first innings, we got a couple of bumpers. We adjusted and went out with a really clear plan. Leachy (Jack Leach) was pretty good as no.11 during the last series (2019)," Cummins said during the post-match press conference.
The second Test will begin on June 28 at Lord’s.
(AAP inputs)