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

[ataraxia]

So Smith has been moved up to opener to fit both allrounders Marsh and Green into the side. Funny thing is when Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon all play, Green and Marsh have limited bowling success

Green has 6 wkts @ 69.16 (8 Tests) and Marsh has 6 wkts @ 54.16 (9 Tests)

Better off just bowling Head more who has 6 wkts @ 31.50 (17 Tests)

Yeah that's why you need all of them to cover the 5th bowler role

 

[TheJediBrah]

So Smith has been moved up to opener to fit both allrounders Marsh and Green into the side. Funny thing is when Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon all play, Green and Marsh have limited bowling success

Green has 6 wkts @ 69.16 (8 Tests) and Marsh has 6 wkts @ 54.16 (9 Tests)

Better off just bowling Head more who has 6 wkts @ 31.50 (17 Tests)

At the risk of stating what should be blindingly obvious (and PEWS already said it), their bowling is not the main reason they were selected or why Smith moved to open. Green and Marsh are in the best 6 batsmen in the country. Forget the bowling. And I guarantee Smith would have wanted to have a crack at opening regardless, he didn't just do it to get Green into the side. He's not that nice.

 

[Nintendo]

So Smith has been moved up to opener to fit both allrounders Marsh and Green into the side. Funny thing is when Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon all play, Green and Marsh have limited bowling success

Green has 6 wkts @ 69.16 (8 Tests) and Marsh has 6 wkts @ 54.16 (9 Tests)

Better off just bowling Head more who has 6 wkts @ 31.50 (17 Tests)

Is green really even playing as a bowler at this point? He's playing because he's got a shield average of 60-65 with the bat and something like 70 at 4 for WA/AUS-A. He's the best young batting talent in the country and the selector's seem eager to fit him in.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah that's why you need all of them to cover the 5th bowler role

Only Usman and Carey not up to rolling the arm over in the selected line up. #bowldeep

 

[Prince EWS]

Only Usman and Carey not up to rolling the arm over in the selected line up. #bowldeep

#XISoBowly

 

[TheJediBrah]

Only Usman and Carey not up to rolling the arm over in the selected line up. #bowldeep

Should be able to bowl teams out for under 100 regularly with that bowl deep line up

 

[Qlder]

just seen the advert on channel seven, "how will our aussie stars go against the rockstars of world cricket"
you know they're trying to hard to say "calypso cricket" without actually saying it

Ha-ha I just saw that and said wtf, WI are "Rockstars of World Cricket"

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

It means they do a shitload of drugs while reminiscing about when they were still relevant.

 

[Gob]

Well they had a bloke, not that long ago, whose name is literally DJ bravo

if that does not elevate you to rockstar statues, don't know what will tbh

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Donkey Jockey Bravo

 

[honestbharani]

Well they had a bloke, not that long ago, whose name is literally DJ bravo

if that does not elevate you to rockstar statues, don't know what will tbh

Dont DJs just play the rockstar hits?

 

[Beamer]

Donkey Jockey Bravo

I nearly added his "it's only licks when we touch down" video in reply to Gob but given we're touring Australia and the only licks being received will be by us, I thought better of it.

 

[quincywagstaff]

just seen the advert on channel seven, "how will our aussie stars go against the rockstars of world cricket"
you know they're trying to hard to say "calypso cricket" without actually saying it

Reminds me of how whenever WI toured Oz in recent decades the media/commentators line is that while they struggle in the Tests, their individual talents will be better realised in ODIs/T20s.

If anything, the opposite is true. Haven't won an ODI v Oz in Australia since 1996/97 I think.

 

[Burgey]

Shades of the early indigenous round promos on Seven as well: "With all the talent nature gave them..."

 

[Chubb]

Short of Waugh wearing his cap at Wimbledon, this is peak sleep-with-your-Baggy-Green Strayanism.

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[TheJediBrah]

Next time WI tour they should get Sunny Gavaskar to write the promotional material

 

[Prince EWS]

Reminds me of how whenever WI toured Oz in recent decades the media/commentators line is that while they struggle in the Tests, their individual talents will be better realised in ODIs/T20s.

If anything, the opposite is true. Haven't won an ODI v Oz in Australia since 1996/97 I think.

@TheJediBrah

 

[TheJediBrah]

If anything, the opposite is true. Haven't won an ODI v Oz in Australia since 1996/97 I think.

They wouldn't have won a Test in Australia since then either tbf

 

[Prince EWS]

They wouldn't have won a Test in Australia since then either tbf

TJB the expert on opposites pointing out that's not really the opposite.

 

[Starfighter]

If anything, the opposite is true. Haven't won an ODI v Oz in Australia since 1996/97 I think.

Well they haven't won a test here since then either. Drew a match in 2016 due to typical Sydney weather meaning only 1 1/2 days' play, lost the rest.