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

[Starfighter]

Oh wobble seam talk. Go back fifty years and that delivery would have been called an offcutter and would have been bowled by every outswing bowler.

 

[morgieb]

I’ll say this much, this has been a genuinely good Test summer. Or at least better than expected. That West Indies didn’t roll over from 5/60 is really impressive. If they can get another 50 or so it’ll be a good contest.

 

[Starfighter]

I’ll say this much, this has been a genuinely good Test summer. Or at least better than expected. That West Indies didn’t roll over from 5/60 is really impressive. If they can get another 50 or so it’ll be a good contest.

It'll be interesting to see if we continue the throwing away wickets thing. There's nothing in this pitch once the ball gets more than about fifteen overs old.

 

[morgieb]

Is there any Yorker specialist in the Oz setup? I’d honestly pick them at this point even if they go for 10 an over against good batters.

 

[Starfighter]

Is there any Yorker specialist in the Oz setup? I’d honestly pick them at this point even if they go for 10 an over against good batters.

Richardson?

 

[King Kane]

Good to see some fight from the Windies.

They looked like being bundled out cheaply when they were 64/5 yesterday but their middle and lower order have rallied to get them close to 300.

Sinclair looks like a big upgrade on Motie with the bat, he's playing better than a lot of their top order batsmen.

 

[Starfighter]

Looks like Marsh is wearing a sports bra

 

[Starfighter]

Oh dear. Absolute comedy run out. Suicide stuff, he hit it straight at the fielder.

 

[Prince EWS]

Is there any Yorker specialist in the Oz setup? I’d honestly pick them at this point even if they go for 10 an over against good batters.

Ellis.

 

[morgieb]

Richardson?

Yeah it's a shame he hasn't been able to get fit. Slightly different circumstances and he would never had let his Australian spot go.

Says a lot that a run out broke the partnership.

 

[Starfighter]

Nice shot to get off the mark.

 

[Silver Silva]

Is there any Yorker specialist in the Oz setup? I’d honestly pick them at this point even if they go for 10 an over against good batters.

Starc ?

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Not the way I'd like to end that partnership, but clearly they think differently.

 

[Starfighter]

Quality calling, shouting yes when the ball's gone five metres.

Slightly different circumstances and he would never had let his Australian spot go.

I bet you'd he'd have been dumped for one of the trio at first opportunity.

 

[Starfighter]

Starc ?

In case you've been living under a rock, he hasn't been very good at it in any format since he started changing his action around 2018.

 

[King Kane]

Roach gifting his wicket with that suicidal run out, he let the Aussie bowlers off the hook who were struggling to break that partbership.

 

[Silver Silva]

In case you've been living under a rock, he hasn't been very good at it in any format since he started changing his action around 2018.

That's not true I've seen bowl some great Yorkers at the world cups and with the pink ball

 

[Starfighter]

That's not true I've seen bowl some great Yorkers at the world cups and with the pink ball

I've seen a lot more of him bowling than you

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Yeah it's a shame he hasn't been able to get fit. Slightly different circumstances and he would never had let his Australian spot go.

Says a lot that a run out broke the partnership.

Maybe, maybe not. Hypothetically had he played that MCG Ashes test and recorded similar figures to Boland did maybe he could have got a longer consistent run in the team, but even then the injury issues still would be a barrier to him

 

[Silver Silva]

I've seen a lot more of him bowling than you

You live up to your name I guess, now we just need Starc to finish this innings off with a Yorker