**Official** Australia in West Indies

[stumpski]

Is this going to be a first-class match, or one of those nonsensical '13 bat, 14 field' type affairs?

 

[aussie tragic]

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wivaus/engine/current/match/319137.html

Not sure if there will be live coverage, though.

Anyone know why Nash is not playing for Jamaica?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Nash is out of the country AFAIK.

Jamaica 86-2 at least check. Parchment out for 25, Jackson out for 29. Xavier Marshall on 26. Clark and Johnson a wicket each.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Jamaica 113-4.

Marshall gone for 30 and Findlay for 13. Not sure about the wickets.

 

[aussie tragic]

Thanks for the update as I've searched the web without finding anything.

News reports indicate that both Katich and Noffke would play, so does that mean Lee has been rested (as you mention Clark & Johnson have taken wkts)?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

CaribbeanCricket.com gives small updates in a box in the top right hand corner.

128-5. Ingram out for 10.

Clark/Johnson 1, MacGill 2.

Sinclair 2*
Baugh 0*

Baugh hasn't scored runs in about 2 years. Let's see if he can repeat what he did against Australia a few years back.

 

[roseboy64]

Sad but true about Baugh.

 

[roseboy64]

Wanted more runs from Jackson.

 

[roseboy64]

160/6 - Baugh 26*, Miller 0*

 

[roseboy64]

Australia - Ricky Ponting (captain), Stuart Clark, Brad Haddin, Mike Hussey, Phil Jaques, Mitchell Johnson, Simon Katich, Brett Lee, Stuart MacGill, Andrew Symonds, Brad Hodge.

Jamaica XI - Brenton Parchment (captain), Xavier Marshall, Simon Jackson, Shawn Findlay, Lorenzo Ingram, Carlton Baugh, Donovan Sinclair, Nikita Miller, Gavin Wallace, Andre Russell, Neive McNally.

 

[roseboy64]

230/8 - Baugh 68*, Wallace 6*

 

[aussie tragic]

Australia - Ricky Ponting (captain), Stuart Clark, Brad Haddin, Mike Hussey, Phil Jaques, Mitchell Johnson, Simon Katich, Brett Lee, Stuart MacGill, Andrew Symonds, Brad Hodge.

So I guess that stops the discussion on whether Noffke would play the 1st test

Is Hayden injured? If not, I assume Hodge would open in this game so that Katich can settle into # 5

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Amazing. Baugh 103*. Literally done NOTHING for Jamaica for the last couple of seasons, and then suddenly he remembers how to bat when the Aussies are about.

283-8. Wallace on 21.

 

[roseboy64]

Shocking really.

 

[roseboy64]

Jamaica 297 ao - Baugh 111, Clark 4/76

Australia 0/0

That was what I last heard an hour ago.

 

[Laurrz]

how dire is the coverage..cricinfo
but the caribbeancricket.com site is working, thanks for that

297 all out

our bowlers once again struggling to dismiss the tail - this is a concern... god, just wipe em out like Steyn

Fraz

Baugh ..is he of contention for the test? Ramdin has done **** all recently, but his knock in Bellerive sticks out..even though it was a few years ago

 

[Laurrz]

Clark 4/76

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wait, is that MacGill or Clark?

0/40 Aussies..
Jaques and Katich are opening

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Baugh ..is he of contention for the test? Ramdin has done **** all recently, but his knock in Bellerive sticks out..even though it was a few years ago

Ramdin's been 'keeping pretty solidly of late. He's a superior gloveman to Baugh. And as I said before, Baugh has literally done nothing at domestic level for two years now. Just 2 fifties in 31 innings in the past 3 seasons. Average of 17.44 in those 18 games.

And in this game he was dropped on 7 (by Haddin). It would be a terrible decision to replace Ramdin with him.

Australia will score big runs pretty quickly against one of the most inexperienced bowling attacks they will ever face in a tour game.

 

[Laurrz]

Ramdin's been 'keeping pretty solidly of late. He's a superior gloveman to Baugh. And as I said before, Baugh has literally done nothing at domestic level for two years now. Just 2 fifties in 31 innings in the past 3 seasons. Average of 17.44 in those 18 games.

And in this game he was dropped on 7 (by Haddin). It would be a terrible decision to replace Ramdin with him.

Fair enough

yes i do rate Ramdin, It's surprised me he hasn't done a bit more in tests tbh.. but yea v good keeper..see him saving a lot of runs outside leg off the quicks

Lee didn't take any wickets?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Gayle out, Chattergoon out; Sarwan to lead.

Brenton Parchment likely to open with Devon Smith. Ergh. Australia to walk it.