***Official*** Australia in the West Indies 2012

[zaremba]

Well played ye crims, a terrific victory and one that is hard to begrudge them after Clarke's aggressive little declaration and coming back from conceding a lot of runs in the first innings.

Sheesh, Hussey knows how to play. A great knock under the circs.

As for the Windies, I really hope they can kick on. They're obviously capable of playing well, but they need to learn to win.

 

[Burgey]

Roach's spell at the end there was pretty encouraging from a WI POV. Real pace and some late movement. Didn't have a lot of luck.

 

[MW1304]

Clarke turning out to be a very impressive captain so far, actually. Funny to look at how many people didn't want him as captain a while ago, was a lot of talk about him being softer than the men preceding him, which always seemed a bit silly tbh. I guess it wasn't helped by him being in terrible form tbf, but certainly dispelling any doubts about him so far.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yeah, infinitely better captain than Ponting ever was.

I still think Ponting was only kept on for so long because Oz needed his runs and Australian captains didn't play on after they handed back the armband. Now Ponting does and one wonders why the change didn't happen two or three years back.

 

[Spikey]

all hail watson

 

[Burgey]

Yeah, infinitely better captain than Ponting ever was.

I still think Ponting was only kept on for so long because Oz needed his runs and Australian captains didn't play on after they handed back the armband. Now Ponting does and one wonders why the change didn't happen two or three years back.

Good time to take over the captaincy too. Prime batting years personally and a team with not too many players as experienced or as highly regarded as him (including by themselves).

 

[howardj]

Yep, his doubters should hang their heads in shame

 

[Spikey]

Clarke turning out to be a very impressive captain so far, actually. Funny to look at how many people didn't want him as captain a while ago, was a lot of talk about him being softer than the men preceding him, which always seemed a bit silly tbh.

I'm just gonna call bull-**** on this, mainly because many of the people who didn't want him as captain didn't want him to be for very stupid, petty reasons. There's a few who had legitimate cricket reasons, but many of them were just like "oh waaaaaaa he's a tattooed metro lady man"

 

[Spikey]

oh you know 'waaaaaa he doesn't stand up under pressure' which was just so wrong

 

[Cabinet96]

Congrats Aussies, top game. Brilliant from Clarke with the declaration, I've always wanted captains to declare behind occasionally when the game is petering out (here 3 years ago a good example coincidently).

Is seriously dark there I reckon. We generally bring it home in the dark in Barbados though

Shame you couldn't in the light 2 years ago

 

[Spark]

await highlights

 

[Cabinet96]

The reception for Clarke has changed dramatically in the last year. IIRC he was booed at the SCG in the Ashes, 15 months later he's your best bat again and is recognised as an excellent captain.

 

[MW1304]

I'm just gonna call bull-**** on this, mainly because many of the people who didn't want him as captain didn't want him to be for very stupid, petty reasons. There's a few who had legitimate cricket reasons, but many of them were just like "oh waaaaaaa he's a tattooed metro lady man"

They might have had stupid reasons but there were still plenty of people against his appointment.

 

[Pothas]

Shame I missed all this, sounds bloody good.

 

[morgieb]

Tense win.

Still, a win is a win. Great recovery from what looked like a draw.

 

[Burgey]

Congrats Aussies, top game. Brilliant from Clarke with the declaration, I've always wanted captains to declare behind occasionally when the game is petering out (here 3 years ago a good example coincidently).



Shame you couldn't in the light 2 years ago

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[Cabinet96]

World T20 Final.

 

[Spark]

the winning run!

 

[uvelocity]

awesome result fell asleep on the couch

 

[Burgey]

World T20 Final.

Ah yeah. I actually didn't watch that, so it didn't happen