***Official*** Australia in the West Indies 2015

[harsh.ag]

All I will say is that if Chanderpaul was a 100% team player, he'd still be in the side.

Yeah, the team, which was a joke in the middle, propped up only by the man himself. Now they are slightly half decent again, and dump him. Loyalty is a two-way street.

 

[Riggins]

Windies should have given Chanders one last test and Marlon Samuels should have ran Chanders out.

Follow up with the salute.

 

[Jono]

 

[Tangles]

Siddle looked pedestrian? So as usual then.

 

[Spark]

Follow up with the salute.

so good

 

[ImpatientLime]

Kemar Roach or Shannon Gabriel

has roach's stock really fallen so far as to be in a battle with gabriel for a spot in the side?

 

[Spark]

Decent over there from MMarsh.

 

[Antihippy]

has roach's stock really fallen so far as to be in a battle with gabriel for a spot in the side?

Isn't he injured?

 

[El Nino]

Cummins just bowled a very good over, dismissed Rogers with the first ball, pretty lazy shot though to be fair, then peppered Clarke and beat him twice.

Bit of carry with the new ball here.

 

[Tangles]

Stream a bit crappy but better than nothing.

 

[Spark]

Well this has been a bit ****

 

[Tangles]

Ikr. Letting Darsh ton up is dire.

 

[adub]

Never been a Marsh fan </understatement> but tbf he has been tonning up regularly since the 13/14 Shield Season. 6 tons (and a test 99) @ 49.4 from 24 fc matches before this game is much more like the form he should have been showing before he got a test cap. This ton pushes that record to 7 tons and over 50 average in that time so you can't really complain about him retaining his place.

Still leaves some interesting questions on the batting line up though. Openers are settled, but do they play Watson, Smith or even Marsh at 3? Does Clarke go back to 5? Personally I'd probably go Smith, Marsh, Clarke, Watson, but could be almost any combination.

 

[honestbharani]

I would not disturb The People's Chump and Clarke being 3 and 4 for Australia... I guess Shaun Marsh can bat 5 and Twatto at 6.

 

[Red]

If S.Marsh comes into the team Smith should bat 4.

If Voges does Smith should bat 3.

Rogers
Warner
Smith
Voges
Clarke
All rounder

Or

Rogers
Warner
S.Marsh
Smith
Clarke
All rounder.

Not convinced which looks stronger tbh

 

[harsh.ag]

Would have Voges. It's his time.

 

[Top_Cat]

Noted sentimentalist Michael Holding giving his perspective on the Chanderpaul sacking.

Chanderpaul no longer good enough to play for West Indies - Holding | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

Explosive conspiracy theory in the comments too.

I endorse the views of JASONGRAY ON MAY 29, 2015, 2:52 GMT on Sachin's Farewell . The series with South Africa was substituted with a series with a weak WI team just to accommodate Sachin's waning reflexes .

 

[Dan]

Shaun Marsh isn't 'coming in' to the team. He's the incumbent ffs.

 

[Flem274*]

Shaun Marsh isn't 'coming in' to the team. He's the incumbent ffs.

easy to forget the potatoes on your plate when you have a juicy cut of Warner, Clarke and Smith.

 

[Red]

Shaun Marsh isn't 'coming in' to the team. He's the incumbent ffs.

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