*Official* Australia vs West Indies - Frank Worrell Trophy 2022

[Fuller Pilch]

Odds on Labuschagne for MotM?

Kraigg Brathwaite 235* should get it.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

In other news Mayers won't bowl for the rest of the series and Roach has a thigh injury which is being monitored. Raymon Reifer is out now as well.

Marquino Mindley has been called up as cover. He's a seam and swing bowler. Personally I think he's the type that will do well in FC cricket and with the dukes ball, but I wouldn't have picked him for a tour of Australia.

This also shows the fallacy of not bringing Motie or Cornwall. The second test bowling attack is going to be a lot worse than this one.

Are Akeal Hossein or Kevin Sinclair (or Cariah) a chance of making the test team? They seem to be pretty decent white ball spinners (surely better than Chase).

 

[Xix2565]

I still don’t understand why there are 3 different balls in tests anyway.

No one is there to standardise balls and manufacturers don't have contracts like "official ball to use in Tests alone" etc. It's why things like the Dukes being a bit **** recently or the new white Kookaburra being very good happen without warning. No oversight at all.

 

[Shady Slim]

everyone on the abc's offsiders program trying their hardest to say calypso cricket without saying it

 

[anthonyalba]

i bet on the windies ($11) before the test knowing it was a dumb bet but i couldnt resist the odds.
And they have a vague chance of getting the runs.
Australia got 2 double centuries on the wicket afterall

 

[Shady Slim]

good on the windies for showing such fight given the circumstances in both batting digs
can't help from feeling mayers' whippy wristing and firm hands may lead to a chance of an edge to the cordon against good pace bowling, but i would love to be wrong

 

[ashley bach]

Not sure why they're starting the day with Lyon, from a WI perspective would much rather that than face Hazlewood.

 

[ashley bach]

Wow Mayers looked totally hopeless, much better bowler than a batsman, no technique at all.

 

[Shady Slim]

lyon's been an excellent servant to australian cricket but man it feels wrong he's eighth alltime on the wickets list

 

[ashley bach]

lyon's been an excellent servant to australian cricket but man it feels wrong he's eighth alltime on the wickets list

He'll keep plugging away until he's got no more hair.

 

[Line and Length]

lyon's been an excellent servant to australian cricket but man it feels wrong he's eighth alltime on the wickets list

It simply emphasises how many Tests are now played.

 

[Prince EWS]

He'll keep plugging away until he's got no more hair.

Or maybe he'll start plugging away, Vaughan-style, until he's got a glorious hairline again.

 

[Shady Slim]

if i was twelve feet tall and jacked as holder is and had an off spinner bowling to me i would simply deposit him into the crowd every ball as would be deserved

 

[Xix2565]

if i was twelve feet tall and jacked as holder is and had an off spinner bowling to me i would simply deposit him into the crowd every ball as would be deserved

Too much of a Test batter in him to do that.

 

[Daemon]

Feel like it's been a while since Lyon's bowled well

 

[Prince EWS]

Feel like it's been a while since Lyon's bowled well

Todd Murphy bowled well this morning/afternoon - someone with a much higher ceiling than Swepson or Agar - so I'm going to assume he reacted well to the competition.

 

[Starfighter]

That was a pretty appalling shot.

 

[Prince EWS]

Head to take 2 cheeky wickets here.

Yesssss!!! Good start.

 

[ashley bach]

if i was twelve feet tall and jacked as holder is and had an off spinner bowling to me i would simply deposit him into the crowd every ball as would be deserved

That's what happens when your advice is taken.

 

[Shady Slim]

That's what happens when your advice is taken.

his fault was not trying to go over cow, which is where offspinners belong