*Official* West Indies In Australia

[Woodster]

Thought the Umpire Decision Review system worked pretty well again today. The three that I do remember, the nick behind from Chanderpaul that was given not out by both the onfield umpire and the Asad Rauf was correct imo. There did seem to be a noise, but with no deviation and nothing on Hotspot it was diffult to overturn that one. Then Chanderpaul's dismissal where I thought there was deviation and that Rauf got it right.

The other one was Bravo who contested his LBW decision and was right to do so as it was going clearly over the top. A bad decision reversed.

 

[Woodster]

Found his constant screaming so annoying though. You're aggressive and passionate, we get it. Now shut up.

He can go a bit over the top, although I kinda understood his frustrations, the ball kept finding its way down to the third man boundary, he was deceiving the batsmen and it was dropping into vacant areas. Then he would get crashed to the boundary to compound the anger!

 

[Prince EWS]

Aside from Dowlin being a below-par, if committed, batsman...
Who would you have had him in for? Considering that everyone who's not "undroppable" (ie Nash) has come good in this innings so far. Ramdin maybe?

He wanted Bravo to play as a bowler and Dowlin to play ahead of Sammy or Benn before the Test started IIRC.

 

[silentstriker]

Haha, who knew a first day score of 336/6 would be celebrated so much? Us India fans would be whining (or at least I would be) if this were India.

 

[Durham_CCC]

Earlier start tonight?

 

[Burgey]

Is Johnson injured? Saw he was off the field a while ago.

Dougeh

 

[Top_Cat]

Siddle looked very good out there. Could easily have picked up a couple wickets.

Yeah agreed. I mean, I probably wouldn't complain too much if Hilf came back in for Siddle but there's little doubt he was a pretty unlucky yesterday and bowled his guts out. Seems to be leaking more runs than usual, though so maybe a spell on the sidelines will help.

Mind you, Bolly + Hilf is a pretty potent sounding new-ball combo.

Saw highlights of Bravo's knock, geez he looked good.

 

[shivfan]

Good 50 by Nash....

Johnson in to harrass him.

 

[shivfan]

Aside from Dowlin being a below-par, if committed, batsman...
Who would you have had him in for? Considering that everyone who's not "undroppable" (ie Nash) has come good in this innings so far. Ramdin maybe?

Personally, I think the side should've been:

1) gayle
2) Barath
3) Sarwan
4) Shiv
5) Dowlin
6) Nash
7) Bravo
8) Ramdin
9) benn
10) Roach
11) Rampaul

Of course, taht's before Bravo's timely century, and the useful innings by Sammy!

I really don't think we have the attack to bowl the Aussies out on an Adelaide pitch, even with Sammy bowling.

 

[Jono]

Can't believe Bollinger is claiming that! FFS!

Whenever umpires have a chat for a catch they take their ****ing time.

Can't be that complicated.

 

[Burgey]

Dougy!

Dougeh!

 

[Matt79]

Lol Dougeh. Kiwi members to hold that against him forever.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Lol Dougeh. Kiwi members to hold that against him forever.

Cheating Bastard

 

[Craig]

Johnson = epic fail.

Rampaul getting runs freely and Nash 11 away from a century...

 

[Craig]

Rampaul should be batting at 8 or 9 at least.

 

[roseboy64]

Ugh.

 

[Craig]

Johnson gets Nash for 92, and Rampaul had a highly entertaining 40*. WI all out for 451.

 

[aussie]

Lets go WATOOOO. Wont get a better wicket & attack to get a hundred...

 

[AlanJLegend]

Watson is so entertaining to watch when he isn't cheaply getting out LBW.

 

[Top_Cat]

That footage of McDermott getting out in that Test in 1992 is a cricket gear-grinder. I have the original footage I taped as a kid and there's no noise as the ball passes his body (reckon 9 have dubbed it, fairly chunky noise too). Then you have Ritchie saying it hit the ball glove and helmet with a feather touch. Historical revisionism fail.

What a Test, though. The best part of the coverage is AB's reaction to the last wicket. Nearly decapitates everyone in the dressing room with his worry ball.