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

[SillyCowCorner1]

The collapse begins

 

[Prince EWS]

Into the tail.

 

[morgieb]

Green at gully is a cheat code.

 

[Prince EWS]

Green at gully is a cheat code.

It's not even just that he takes everything that comes his way there including screamers noone else would - it almost seems like putting him there cosmically results in more chances going through that area.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

That was coming, good bowling from Cummins keep the ball up look for the edge .

 

[Spark]

It's not even just that he takes everything that comes his way there including screamers noone else would - it almost seems like putting him there cosmically results in more chances going through that area.

I mean there are a lot of balls that go through that general backward point-gullyish area at nominally catchable height without being caught. It's probably the most common "ball went at catchable height into a gap" area on the field.

 

[Athlai]

This West Indian 3-7 has like 1000 Test runs between them

 

[Spark]

In fact I think it was a series against India, I think maybe 2013 (the one where Kohli, Smith and Murali Vijay piled on runs at will) where balls seemed to be constantly skewing off a thick edge through a vacant gully. Drove me absolutely spare.

 

[CricAddict]

Into the tail.

Half true actually. Hopefully the middle order batsmen prove us wrong.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

I like Tage but there's so much wishful thinking about him from the commentators. They did this last year.

I also like him, not easy to follow in your father's footsteps but he has a good attitude , hopefully he can get out of the slump he's currently in.

 

[CricAddict]

This West Indian 3-7 has like 1000 Test runs between them

So, it is now 2 series this quarter where teams are playing a really B side in tests while prioritizing T20s. First, the SA team selection for NZ tests and now this WI team. Terrible for test cricket this.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Can't help feeling that Khawaja at 1st slip will turn out like Pakistan's 1st slip choice this summer.

 

[Prince EWS]

Can't help feeling that Khawaja at 1st slip will turn out like Pakistan's 1st slip choice this summer.

Yeah he's no good there but not a lot of options really.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Cummins now joint 9th with Jason Gillespie on Australia's all time wicket list with 259 Test wickets

 

[Spark]

I don't want to be a doomer on this but I'm not going to need those tickets am I

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Too good of a ball that

 

[Son Of Coco]

Another Cummins 5fer incoming. Lucky I'm WFH today given having an erection at work is frowned upon these days.

 

[Starfighter]

Cummins has as good a chance for a seven-for here as he could ask for.

 

[ataraxia]

Green's slip to Lyon

 

[Starfighter]

I don't want to be a doomer on this but I'm not going to need those tickets am I

Unlikely. I won't be able to watch much till day 3 and I'd be surprised if I get to see more than three or four sessions.