***Official*** West Indies tour of Australia, Jan–Feb 2024

[Chubb]

I see Goodwin’s son is playing. Thought he was based in England because he played used to play Sussex.

The family moved back to WA when Murray retired. Jayden did play a lot of age group county cricket growing up. Was a dominant talent.

 

[Prince EWS]

The family moved back to WA when Murray retired. Jayden did play a lot of age group county cricket growing up. Was a dominant talent.

He's an absolute rarity in that WA actually called him up from regional cricket (where he was opening the batting with his 50 year old father!) instead of Premier Cricket. They typically make young players move to Perth and score runs in first grade there unless they call them up directly from the Australia Under 19s setup.

 

[Spark]

The batting lineup isn't particularly good tbf. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the same lineup got rolled by a Shield team. Have you been watching it or just assuming based on the score?

I've watched it today yeah, seems to be a bit two paced? Bouncier than you usually see here too.

 

[Spikey]

He's an absolute rarity in that WA actually called him up from regional cricket (where he was opening the batting with his 50 year old father!) instead of Premier Cricket. They typically make young players move to Perth and score runs in first grade there unless they call them up directly from the Australia Under 19s setup.

nepo baby, smh

 

[Prince EWS]

nepo baby, smh

I think Murray was still making more runs than him in regional club cricket when he debuted for WA Second XI too, lol. Should have called up Murray instead.

Murray of course currently tragically sitting out a year ban after hitting the opposition wicket keeper in the head with his bat in the grand final.

 

[Burgey]

No surprise to see future Test opener Tim Ward as the only CA XI player to post a moderately decent score here.

 

[social]

The batting lineup isn't particularly good tbf. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the same lineup got rolled by a Shield team. Have you been watching it or just assuming based on the score?

Hard to put together a team when 90% of cricketers are playing BBL or tests

On the bright side, the Windies attack has been underrated

They shouldn’t cause the Australian team too many problems consistently but there is some promise

 

[Prince EWS]

Hard to put together a team when 90% of cricketers are playing BBL or tests

On the bright side, the Windies attack has been underrated

They shouldn’t cause the Australian team too many problems consistently but there is some promise

Yeah their batting is absolutely putrid after the openers but the bowlers aren't awful. The same was true last year though and they still chased leather. When you're bowling to such small totals and the leader of your attack averages about 60 with the Kookaburra then promise only takes you so far.

 

[Molehill]

Hard to put together a team when 90% of cricketers are playing BBL or tests

And yet that's basically what SA have decided to tour NZ with.....

 

[ataraxia]

I think Murray was still making more runs than him in regional club cricket when he debuted for WA Second XI too, lol. Should have called up Murray instead.

Murray of course currently tragically sitting out a year ban after hitting the opposition wicket keeper in the head with his bat in the grand final.

we need more of this content

 

[social]

Yeah their batting is absolutely putrid after the openers but the bowlers aren't awful. The same was true last year though and they still chased leather. When you're bowling to such small totals and the leader of your attack averages about 60 with the Kookaburra then promise only takes you so far.

Watched a few highlights of Roach and Worrall in CC this year and I think it’s fair to say that the former is in the twilight of his career

 

[Molehill]

The family moved back to WA when Murray retired. Jayden did play a lot of age group county cricket growing up. Was a dominant talent.

Did the family ever actually move out of WA? I thought he basically played for WA and Sussex in the intervening Summers. Murray was a proper hero at Sussex, part of the last great FC team we had.

Can't be many cricketers who had to choose between cricket and a mormon mission as Jayden did.

 

[Prince EWS]

Did the family ever actually move out of WA?

No.

That was primarily why he retired from Tests. Murray's missus hated living anywhere that wasn't Bum****, WA.

 

[social]

Did the family ever actually move out of WA? I thought he basically played for WA and Sussex in the intervening Summers. Murray was a proper hero at Sussex, part of the last great FC team we had.

Can't be many cricketers who had to choose between cricket and a mormon mission as Jayden did.

Many years ago, there was a knock on my folks front door and they were met by a couple of mormons including this guy

Shawn Bradley - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

There’s a photo somewhere of my 4’11” Mum with him

 

[Beamer]

Wyllie is obviously still very young so plenty of time to improve but geez he gets absolutely glued to the crease.

I thought he looked very uncomfy against Joseph. Kept very legside of the ball and didn;t move his feet. That might just be the way he bats though tbf.

 

[Spark]

I thought he looked very uncomfy against Joseph. Kept very legside of the ball and didn;t move his feet. That might just be the way he bats though tbf.

Yeah that's basically what I was referring to, he did not look good at all against Joseph.

 

[Beamer]

Yeah their batting is absolutely putrid after the openers but the bowlers aren't awful. The same was true last year though and they still chased leather. When you're bowling to such small totals and the leader of your attack averages about 60 with the Kookaburra then promise only takes you so far.

Tbf last time we had the most horrendous injury crisis for a touring side I can remember, hence Omar Phillips coming in as a sub fielder. If the bowlers actually stay fit this time it will already be a better tour.

Tbh I wouldn;t even play Roach. He was awful with the new ball yesterday, 80mph and outside off, wasting it. He came back a lot better but if he wastes the new ball in the tests we are done for.

 

[WICFan]

Tbf last time we had the most horrendous injury crisis for a touring side I can remember, hence Omar Phillips coming in as a sub fielder. If the bowlers actually stay fit this time it will already be a better tour.

Tbh I wouldn;t even play Roach. He was awful with the new ball yesterday, 80mph and outside off, wasting it. He came back a lot better but if he wastes the new ball in the tests we are done for.

If Seales was available, I'd agree.

 

[Beamer]

Akeem Jordan is basically like Roach with the Kookaburra tbh, offers the same skillset but bats slightly better. In Australia, I would be tempted to choose him.

Tbh I would play Sinclair and Motie anyway. After this match it looks like the team could be:

Kraigg
Tage
Mckenzie
Athanaze
Hodge
Greaves
Da Silva
Sinclair
Joseph
Motie
Joseph

I'd bump everyone up one instead of Greaves and play an extra seamer personally, but lets see.

 

[Chubb]

Did the family ever actually move out of WA? I thought he basically played for WA and Sussex in the intervening Summers. Murray was a proper hero at Sussex, part of the last great FC team we had.

Can't be many cricketers who had to choose between cricket and a mormon mission as Jayden did.

I find the whole concept of Murray the Mormon hilarious given his reputation but we have discussed this before and someone found an article where he notes he isn’t observant but the rest of the family are.