**Official** Australia in West Indies

[oitoitoi]

Do you think Ponting would take the finish a half an hour eary option if Sarwan proposes it?

37 overs is a while, this Australian attack is really being shown up a bit. It's suddenly looking very reliant on Lee.

 

[Jono]

RAMNARESH

So good. Captain's knock.

 

[stumpski]

Do you think Ponting would take the finish a half an hour eary option if Sarwan proposes it?

37 overs is a while, this Australian attack is really being shown up a bit. It's suddenly looking very reliant on Lee.

Australia will have a possible 18 overs with the second new ball, that's got to be worth a go.

 

[silentstriker]

Australia will have a possible 18 overs with the second new ball, that's got to be worth a go.

Agreed. 18 overs is a huge amount of time with the new ball.


Though Lee will be dangerous with the old one as well.

 

[silentstriker]

Beautiful knocks here, especially by Sarwan. Chanderpaul is just immovable. Fantastic to see West Indies put up a great fight.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Hussey's bowling tidily, if not threatening, and good to see Haddin standing up to him without the helmet. It may have only been for a few deliveries, but Ramdin was wearing one standing back yesterday which looked ridiculous.

That's ridiculous. Keeping standing up you are far, far more likely to take one in the face than batting. Why is it possibly "good" to see him keep without a lid?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Didn't see the stumping chance. Was there sufficient doubt? Was it a good decision?

 

[Jono]

That's ridiculous. Keeping standing up you are far, far more likely to take one in the face than batting. Why is it possibly "good" to see him keep without a lid?

Haha true, but is there any difference than people rating Viv that little bit higher because he didn't bat with a helmet?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Haha true, but is there any difference than people rating Viv that little bit higher because he didn't bat with a helmet?

He shouldn't be rated higher because of it, IMO.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Didn't see the stumping chance. Was there sufficient doubt? Was it a good decision?

The stumping was out, never really any two ways about it... but hey, swings and roundabouts. The WI were on the end of enough in the first dig!

 

[silentstriker]

The stumping was out, never really any two ways about it... but hey, swings and roundabouts. The WI were on the end of enough in the first dig!

Bleh, hate that idea. And yea, stumping was out. Both teams got some really bad decisions this test, though WI got the much worse deal considering the match situation at the time. Too bad really.

Anyone know when they are trialling that appeals system?

 

[Beleg]

Didn't see the stumping chance. Was there sufficient doubt? Was it a good decision?

IMO, there wasn't sufficient doubt. The foot was on the line and you could clearly see the line from the stump camera. Pommie seemed to think so as well. It was an understandable decision but not a particularly good one.

 

[Jono]

If I had it my way, Pommie's opinion would go down as fact regarding all topics

But yeah it was out. Symonds-esque stumping decision during the SCG test vs. Ind.

 

[silentstriker]

Crazy - who exactly would want WI to go for the 20/20 style approach? Can't believe readers of cricinfo are suggesting that.

 

[stumpski]

That's ridiculous. Keeping standing up you are far, far more likely to take one in the face than batting. Why is it possibly "good" to see him keep without a lid?

Well it's an aesthetic thing, obviously, keepers managed without them for decades on far worse tracks than the one they're playing on today - and for 20 years after batsmen started using them. If the ball is spitting and jumping around fair enough, if it gives them more confidence, but that hasn't really been the case here.

 

[silentstriker]

26 overs, on a fifth day pitch, in a Test match, is an eternity in which you can lose your wickets. It would be mad to go for it.

 

[Beleg]

^

Moi.

 

[silentstriker]

^

Moi.

Seriously? Why?

 

[Beleg]

Not seriously, no. But I wouldn't mind seeing one of these stretch their arms a bit.

 

[Beleg]

Haha, awesome shot.