*Official* Australia vs West Indies - Frank Worrell Trophy 2022

[Beamer]

Do either of Hope and Hetmyer have any chance of a red ball recall? And where the **** is Cornwall

Shai Hope was almost as bad as Chase tbh. He needs a domestic FC season to score big and remember how to build red ball innings.

Hety won't appear anytime soon after his world cup shenanigans. I'd say he's done in windies colours tbh.

The one who really should have been picked is Brandon King. The other wildcard issue is do they just give Pooran a go based on talent but no FC experience?

 

[Beamer]

Even more to the point, he just doesn't have the sheer talent Pant does.

He's not as talented with the bat, but he's no mug. He's also capable of playing meme worthy shots.

 

[Slifer]

My beef is with the media and other pundits who really expected WI to do well vs this Australian team. Australia are at home with both the best batsman in cricket and best bowler.

I asked for bread crumbs and Kraig and young Chanderpaul have provided them so far. Realistically, outside of India and maybe RSA any team that plays in Australia is getting smoked. Wi are no different. Media, give it a rest.

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[Gob]

Despite the shocking display thus far (took 5 wickets for 800), WI has the ingredients for a good pace attack. They need couple of decent middle order bats. Not Lara/Viv but Sarwan would do

 

[Slifer]

Despite the shocking display thus far (took 5 wickets for 800), WI has the ingredients for a good pace attack. They need couple of decent middle order bats. Not Lara/Viv but Sarwan would do

Precisely. At home I'd expect them to do much better even against this Australian team. But yeah, wi batting in general is the real issue.

 

[Coronis]

I take massive issue with that. Have you watched them play with the dukes ball by any chance? Our attack is as good as any with the dukes ball. I concede that we are shocking with the kookaburra though.

Maybe they should learn to bowl better with a different ball seeing as only 2/11 nations they can tour will use it.

 

[Beamer]

Maybe they should learn to bowl better with a different ball seeing as only 2/11 nations they can tour will use it.

So they bowl ok with the SG as well to be fair. Particularly Holder. Roach struggles anywhere that's not the Caribbean unfortunately.

We used to use the kookaburra at home but a long with our slow pitches it was killing the game and producing boring cricket.

The change to dukes reinvigorated our fast bowling and now we have quite a good pipeline. But we do need to bowl more with the kookaburra and get better with it without having to bowl at excellent batters in their own conditions.

 

[Coronis]

I still don’t understand why there are 3 different balls in tests anyway.

 

[Beamer]

In other news Mayers won't bowl for the rest of the series and Roach has a thigh injury which is being monitored. Raymon Reifer is out now as well.

Marquino Mindley has been called up as cover. He's a seam and swing bowler. Personally I think he's the type that will do well in FC cricket and with the dukes ball, but I wouldn't have picked him for a tour of Australia.

This also shows the fallacy of not bringing Motie or Cornwall. The second test bowling attack is going to be a lot worse than this one.

 

[Beamer]

I still don’t understand why there are 3 different balls in tests anyway.

I get why Dukes and Kookaburra are suited to different conditions. Personally I like Dukes, cricket has been much more interesting in the Caribbean since we switched.

 

[CricAddict]

In other news Mayers won't bowl for the rest of the series and Roach has a thigh injury which is being monitored. Raymon Reifer is out now as well.

Marquino Mindley has been called up as cover. He's a seam and swing bowler. Personally I think he's the type that will do well in FC cricket and with the dukes ball, but I wouldn't have picked him for a tour of Australia.

This also shows the fallacy of not bringing Motie or Cornwall. The second test bowling attack is going to be a lot worse than this one.

That's your best strategy to win this Australian team.

 

[Slifer]

In other news Mayers won't bowl for the rest of the series and Roach has a thigh injury which is being monitored. Raymon Reifer is out now as well.

Marquino Mindley has been called up as cover. He's a seam and swing bowler. Personally I think he's the type that will do well in FC cricket and with the dukes ball, but I wouldn't have picked him for a tour of Australia.

This also shows the fallacy of not bringing Motie or Cornwall. The second test bowling attack is going to be a lot worse than this one.

Why isn't Mayers bowling anymore?

 

[trundler]

Did the West Indies recently hire Philander as bowling coach?

 

[Beamer]

Why isn't Mayers bowling anymore?

Hamstring injury I think.

 

[Beamer]

Did the West Indies recently hire Philander as bowling coach?

Not that I know of. Roddy Estwick is bowling coach, though after this series we're due a coaching overhaul as Phil is leaving.

 

[Slifer]

Hamstring injury I think.

Damn.

 

[ataraxia]

To share the bowling around as much as WI did, with 5 bowlers (and Chase and Brathwaite), it's a bit funny to have two injured. But not great for WI, who've been competitive thus far imo

 

[Slifer]

To share the bowling around as much as WI did, with 5 bowlers (and Chase and Brathwaite), it's a bit funny to have two injured. But not great for WI, who've been competitive thus far imo

I honestly expected them to fold for under 200 in both innings so yeah I'll take this little morsel .

 

[Beamer]

I honestly expected them to fold for under 200 in both innings so yeah I'll take this little morsel .

Tage batting so well made a massive difference.

I'm disappointed in the bowling though and Kraigg's captaincy from tea on day 1 onwards. He gave up too soon.

 

[Beamer]

To share the bowling around as much as WI did, with 5 bowlers (and Chase and Brathwaite), it's a bit funny to have two injured. But not great for WI, who've been competitive thus far imo

It might sound a bit controversial, but I don't mind if Kemar misses the next test. He does not offer much overseas at all tbh.