Mitch 沼 silences haters, 勝利,勝つs over MCG fans

Four years ago, having candidly 明らかにする/漏らすd he felt like most of Australia hated him, Mitch 沼 famously 公約するd to keep trying to 勝利,勝つ over the 国家の team's fans.

It's now (疑いを)晴らす he has 後継するd, turning the tide of public opinion at even the most 敵意を持った of 発生地s.

The West Australian allrounder was mercilessly booed at the MCG when he 取って代わるd 地元の favourite Peter Handscomb in the team for the ボクシング Day 実験(する) in 2018.

But 沼 had rowdy revellers in the Shane 警告する Stand singing and 詠唱するing his 愛称 - 'Bison' - on his 実験(する) return to the iconic 発生地 against Pakistan on Wednesday.

The 許すing 32-year-old played up to the adoring (人が)群がる, clapping and dancing along with the tunes while fielding in the outer.

He even took to replicating football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic 'Siuuuu' 祝賀 as hundreds of fans joined in.

"That was awesome," Australian captain Pat Cummins said after the の近くに of play.

"He (沼) 現実に said that as he was walking off, 'Gee, it feels a long way away from a few years ago when I was getting a different 歓迎会'."

During the 2019 Ashes series, an emotional 沼 opened up about his experience in Melbourne the previous year.

"Yeah, most of Australia hate me," he said at the time.

"Look, Australians are 熱烈な. They love their cricket. They want people to do 井戸/弁護士席.

"It's no 疑問 I've had a lot of 適切な時期 at 実験(する) level and I 港/避難所't やめる nailed it but hopefully they can 尊敬(する)・点 me for the fact that I keep coming 支援する.

"I love playing for Australia, I love wearing the baggy gr een cap and I'll keep trying, and hopefully I'll 勝利,勝つ them over one day."

沼 has since been a 重要な part of two 限られた/立憲的な overs World Cup victories and 設立する form in red-ball cricket, having ended a four-year 実験(する) hiatus in July during the 最新の Ashes series.

"He should be getting the 歓迎会s that he's starting to get now," Cummins said.

"He's a 支持する/優勝者 and as you can see he's always up for a good time and having a laugh with the fans 同様に."

沼, who made 90 and 63 not out in the first 実験(する), showed trademark 侵略 in smacking a six and half a dozen 境界s in his knock of 41 on Wednesday.

It helped Australia to a total of 318 before Pakistan went to stumps at 6-194.

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