*Official* Australia in West Indies Thread

[Rik]

Lawson - is that the Lawson who picked up 7-78 today?

Wow that's impressive. I never thought he would improve on his odd looking PB of 6-3!

 

[Legglancer]

Wow ... What a days play. It was great to see the Aussies getting rattled a-bit for a change. Lawson did great !!! didnt he ? maybe Lee and Gilcrest will have some new perspective on facing hostile bowlers. I just hope WI does not throw it all awey now ..... They have a great oppertunity to win this one if they put their heads down get a big total.:duh:

 

[Rik]

What's so amusing is that Lawson got his last 4 wickets with short pitched bowling, and I was blasted earlier for saying there was nothing wrong with Dillon trying it out. It's his natural length like Caddick, Dillon seemed to bowl a lot of shortish stuff in the ODers in England when he was drafted into the WIndies side, he was then picked for the Australian tour in both forms and until recently was an ever presant.

 

[hourn]

Lawson - is that the Lawson who picked up 7-78 today?

yea it is, well done to him but one good performance hasn't got me sold on him yet. He looks like a pretty reasonable talent, but from what I've seen in the first few tests he does lack a lot of line, and as has been pointed out a lot of the time, he doesn't seem to be able to keep the seam straight.

As for his 6-3, great figures, but against Bangladesh isn't exactly a claim to fame.

Still test is pretty even - waiting for its breaking point where the match swings in one teams favour either through a string of wickets or a droubt of wickets.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

He looks like a pretty reasonable talent

Is it that hard to concede that Lawson might just be something special?? Not everyone gets 7 against this Aussie team. Not many get 7 against anyone!

As for his 6-3, great figures, but against Bangladesh isn't exactly a claim to fame.

6 wickets for next to no runs against any team is a good performance as Jeff Thompson said on the radio in the 3rd Test.

 

[V Reddy]

6 wickets for next to no runs against any team is a good performance as Jeff Thompson said on the radio in the 3rd Test.

He also performed well in India on those very very batting friendly wickets. In the only one dayer he played he had a match winning performance.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Yep. He also produced one of the better yorkers I've seen in a while to spectacularly remove Mongia.

 

[aussie_beater]

Well done, Lawson !!

I read somewhere that his action was being questioned in some circles. I have not seen him bowl. How credible are such doubts ?

 

[Eclipse]

The length of the West Indian batting line up here (Jacobs scheduled to come in at 8!) is far greater than the Aussie line-up - a real chance for 400+?

This pitch will make it hard for any team to score over 400.

Also I would hardly call the West Indies depth "far greater" after Jacobs they have no one were as we have Lee & Gillepse both very capable low order players.

 

[age_master]

Well done, Lawson !!

I read somewhere that his action was being questioned in some circles. I have not seen him bowl. How credible are such doubts ?

from what ive seen his action looks ok, though i haven't seen that much of him

 

[marc71178]

Is it that hard to concede that Lawson might just be something special?? Not everyone gets 7 against this Aussie team.

Don't worry Liam - the last person to get 7 against was Caddick, and he didn't get any praise either.

 

[marc71178]

Also I would hardly call the West Indies depth "far greater" after Jacobs they have no one were as we have Lee & Gillepse both very capable low order players.

Except they're batting at 8 and 9, both probably a place too high IMO, and at number 9 the Windies would've had Drakes - easily the equal of Gillespie.

Now had Australia had Gilchrist coming in at 180odd-5 instead of Bichel - I think they'd have made a few more than 240!

 

[Rik]

Except they're batting at 8 and 9, both probably a place too high IMO, and at number 9 the Windies would've had Drakes - easily the equal of Gillespie.

Now had Australia had Gilchrist coming in at 180odd-5 instead of Bichel - I think they'd have made a few more than 240!

I'd say Drakes is better than Gillespie, I mean, he has a FC batting average of 20+ and 2 FC 100s, and Gillespie has?

 

[Rik]

yea it is, well done to him but one good performance hasn't got me sold on him yet. He looks like a pretty reasonable talent, but from what I've seen in the first few tests he does lack a lot of line, and as has been pointed out a lot of the time, he doesn't seem to be able to keep the seam straight.

As for his 6-3, great figures, but against Bangladesh isn't exactly a claim to fame.

Still test is pretty even - waiting for its breaking point where the match swings in one teams favour either through a string of wickets or a droubt of wickets.

Will you give up and stop looking like a total idiot? The guy just destroyed probably the strongest batting lineup in World Cricket (or 2nd to India), and all you can come up with is "he's not as good as us." Give the guy a break, and for once give yourself one.

 

[Eclipse]

Will you give up and stop looking like a total idiot? The guy just destroyed probably the strongest batting lineup in World Cricket (or 2nd to India), and all you can come up with is "he's not as good as us." Give the guy a break, and for once give yourself one.

Yeah I agree he deserves alot of credit I though he was fantastic he was not bowling fantasticly at first but he got a few early wickets and then he really got into a good rythem.

IMO if he can take a 7 for against us then he has some talent to be reckoned with. But then again so does Lee and he just plain sucks in test cricket somtimes.

I wont be supprised if we lose this match or though I still expect we will win. We always seem to lose the last match of series.

 

[Eclipse]

Except they're batting at 8 and 9, both probably a place too high IMO, and at number 9 the Windies would've had Drakes - easily the equal of Gillespie.

Now had Australia had Gilchrist coming in at 180odd-5 instead of Bichel - I think they'd have made a few more than 240!

Maybe but Bichel made 34 very good runs with 7 x4 so he contin ues to bat well.

 

[hourn]

Will you give up and stop looking like a total idiot? The guy just destroyed probably the strongest batting lineup in World Cricket (or 2nd to India), and all you can come up with is "he's not as good as us." Give the guy a break, and for once give yourself one.

give up what??

He bowled very well and derserved what he finished up with.

But dont you guys all pay Brett Lee to the ****ter. He has gone through teams before and picked up 5 fors but yet he is a rank average bowler according to all the aussie bashers.

Jermaine Lawson is a reasonable talent - I wouldn't go as far and say he is an awesome talent, but he does have ability.

 

[Rik]

Maybe but Bichel made 34 very good runs with 7 x4 so he contin ues to bat well.

Well for an all-rounder yes, but maybe not for a number 7 batsman. What Marc is trying to say is that although he will make runs, Bichel will not make the kinds of scores that Gilchrist or Jacobs will consistantly.

 

[marc71178]

He also is hardly the player to shepherd the tail - Gilchrist can do that, but Bichel is one himself.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Smith out for 37.

73/3

Lara hits his first ball for 6.