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

[BoyBrumby]

didn't see it, think spark did, but pretty much said he was rested i think. clarke at the toss said they picked the best suited team. deleted asap after clarke's statement i guess.

Nah, surely not. Pattinson, yeah can get onboard with that, but Beer? Non-batting (& non-spinning tbh) slow bowler?

Holding having a dart at Warner. Not looking too flash actually, the young fella.

 

[Spark]

Holding with a massive interrobang on Warner's technique here. Doesn't rate it.

Will have a point if Warner keeps batting like this.

 

[Spikey]

Nah, surely not. Pattinson, yeah can get onboard with that, but Beer? Non-batting (& non-spinning tbh) slow bowler?

well the pitch doesn't look too helpful to the seamers tbf. but yeah to me it just seems they fear Lyon might not do the job here (in part 'cause he won't have any footmarks imo) and that Beer might, so they're trying to cover their bases. But they should have dropped Lyon if they felt that way. Instead they've picked two spinners and I guess given the enduring questions over Harris' fitness they've not picked him to ensure it's not Hilf and Watson as our only two seamers.

Or that might rate Beer and Lyon really highly. who knows. that's just my gut feel.

 

[Burgey]

Will have a point if Warner keeps batting like this.

He's almost falling over. Look at his head, it's not square to the bowler. Has no balance.

 

[Ruckus]

Some of what Holding says has truth to it (to a much lesser degree than he made it out though imo), but nevertheless I hope Warner makes an epic ton here. Love it when commentators have to eat their words.

 

[Spikey]

well the pitch doesn't look too helpful to the seamers tbf. but yeah to me it just seems they fear Lyon might not do the job here (in part 'cause he won't have any footmarks imo) and that Beer might, so they're trying to cover their bases. But they should have dropped Lyon if they felt that way. Instead they've picked two spinners and I guess given the enduring questions over Harris' fitness they've not picked him to ensure it's not Hilf and Watson as our only two seamers.

Or that might rate Beer and Lyon really highly. who knows. that's just my gut feel.

ftr what if talk re harris breaking down a test is over-stated, but I reckon they've let that effect them

 

[Prince EWS]

The only issue I have with what Holding is saying is that he's extrapolating half an hour of watching him bat far too much. It's a sin to assume he always looks like this or that it's related specifically to his overall technique.

 

[Burgey]

Are they stockyards down at deep backward square? Wtf is that fencing? Looks like a goat pen or something.

/goats.

 

[BoyBrumby]

The only issue I have with what Holding is saying is that he's extrapolating half an hour of watching him bat far too much. It's a sin to assume he always looks like this or that it's related specifically to his overall technique.

I'd take odds that the first game of this series was the first look he's had at him in a test.

Have to say Oz batting first moves the game along, if nothing else. 42/0 off the first ten whilst not looking quite up to snuff.

 

[Ruckus]

I'd take odds that the first game of this series was the first look he's had at him in a test.

Yeah I don't see how anyway who saw his hobart ton or 180 against India could say something as extreme as "he doesn't look like he has the makings of a test opener at all" or whatever Holding said. Fair enough to critique some aspects of his technique, but to say something that general given his career so far seems pretty suspicious.

 

[Prince EWS]

Didn't say anything before when it was being discussed but FMD, I understand they have issues regarding Rampaul's match fitness (and they shouldn't be ignored when you consider what Rampaul's bowling was like before he improved his fitness levels..) but Roach bowls pies and Edwards looks short of a gallop as well anyway.

 

[Burgey]

50 up in good time. Despite being pretty unconvincing.

 

[Spikey]

i know runs have actually been scored, but this hour has been worst than the first hour in the first test

 

[Mike5181]

Didn't say anything before when it was being discussed but FMD, I understand they have issues regarding Rampaul's match fitness (and they shouldn't be ignored when you consider what Rampaul's bowling was like before he improved his fitness levels..) but Roach bowls pies and Edwards looks short of a gallop as well anyway.

Jerome Taylor would be handy right about now.

 

[Burgey]

First look at Shillingford coming up.

 

[Burgey]

Right.....

 

[Prince EWS]

First look at Shillingford coming up.

Right.....

You are David Warner and I claim my $15.

 

[Spikey]

what the hell was that shot

 

[Spikey]

what the hell was that shot

the one before he got out ftr

 

[Jarquis]

Decent turn on that one.

And gone next ball.