***Official*** Australia in the West Indies 2015

[Antihippy]

Missed a significant portion of the play so far, but going back to read the posts, did the pitch flatten out? From what I've seen the pitch is as flat as a pancake.

 

[Tangles]

I saw the 2nd hour only and it was still moving off the seam a bit. Think a lot is the bowling quality. Taylor was getting swing and seam.

 

[hendrix]

This WI team reminds me of some of the club sides I've played for. The ones where you find out the morning of the match that 3 of the team were on the piss last night and can't play. So your down an opening bowler, your best spinner and a batter who can bowl a bit. So now your team balance is off. Your gun opening bowler gets 2 wickets early to have you in it but deep down you know your ****ed. The replacement opening bowler is poor and the other 2 guys are ok but how will you get wickets? Even worse how do you bowl 90 without a 5th bowling option without wrecking your gun bowler?

haha yup...that sinking feeling even with the early success.

 

[Gob]

Smith clarke together against spin. My life needs more of this

 

[Spark]

Waste.

 

[OverratedSanity]

The difference between Taylor and the rest is embarassing.

 

[dermo]

I know uninformed australians will probably be saying this all test but what's happened to roach? I barely follow west indies cricket but he was so gun a few years back.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I know uninformed australians will probably be saying this all test but what's happened to roach? I barely follow west indies cricket but he was so gun a few years back.

He was gun a few months back. That injury in South Africa seems to have affected his form a lot. Been pretty bad since then.

 

[Spark]

He's been actually pretty good in the last few years tbh, he looks short of rhythm here.

 

[Antihippy]

Goddamn.

If they only have 3 bowlers and an all-rounder on this pitch I can see quite a few careers shortening just from the workload.

 

[Spark]

Ew. What was that for?

 

[dermo]

fmd that's a bad shot

 

[Tangles]

Goddamn.

If they only have 3 bowlers and an all-rounder on this pitch I can see quite a few careers shortening just from the workload.

Bet Ramdin would love having Watson or Marsh here.

 

[Antihippy]

If australia play anymore of those kind of shots the workload on the windies bowlers shouldn't be too bad then.

Bet Ramdin would love having Watson or Marsh here.

That would be holder right?

They need genuine bowlers.

 

[Spark]

Still looks like someone who's short of batting tbh. Looks fine in terms of footwork and timing, but hasn't got the tempo right in either of these two innings.

 

[Beamer]

I have a really bad feeling about this match. I'm all for rebuilding the batting lineup and feel this is the right time but you have to have some experience in there. Darren Bravo is still learning himself and Ramdin is the only senior left batting as low as 7.

This could be a 150 all out in both innings job unless someone plays an outstanding individual innings and inspires the others.

As for Permaul, he's so far below Bishoo's level, it's not even close. Australia will have the better spinner as well as quicks in this match, our one area of superiority in Dominica is gone.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

He was gun a few months back. That injury in South Africa seems to have affected his form a lot. Been pretty bad since then.

Seems to have a severe case of Broaditis. We know he is a good bowler but is taking an age to find form after an injury.

The scary thing is he bowled worse today than against us a few weeks ago.

 

[Tangles]

That would be holder right?

They need genuine bowlers.

Debatable but I think Holder is a bowling all rounder. Watson is a batter who bowls. Plus Holder is playing this game as a bowler. They lack a batter who can bowl something other than filth. So no 5th bowling option.

 

[Stapel]

Is Shane Shillingford not better than Permaul? Or doesn't he fit into the WI future?

 

[Spark]

Looks very easy out there tbh. Clarke will be filthy with himself, thrown away a big score here.