*Official* West Indies In Australia

[Ilovecric]

Considering there was no edwards or taylor playing today, this is a good result for the west indies.

 

[aussie]

Yep.

No.

 

[Howsie]

Mohammad Asif says hi.

Hi Mohammad Asif, would you like to hop in line just behind Mitchell Johnson there.

 

[Xuhaib]

Winner-None

Looser-Kim Hughes and few other ******** journalists.

 

[Howsie]

Should get rid of Sammy and bring in Gavin Tonge. Have to ask where Kevin McClean is though, could of brought him over when Taylor was ruled out. Is he still injured?

Or maybe Nelon Pascal?

 

[NUFAN]

Well played West Indies, if we had another couple of hours the game was all set up to go right down the wire, tis a shame we ran out of time.

 

[shivfan]

Considering there was no edwards or taylor playing today, this is a good result for the west indies.

I agree....

I also think Tonge should play in Perth, for one of either Sammy or Rampaul.

I doubt they'll fly anyone else in, whether it's McClean, Pascal or Richardson....

 

[stephen]

What a fantastic test match. So glad I got to see the second half of day 2 and all of day 3 live.

 

[Streetwise]

Winner-None

Looser-Kim Hughes and few other ******** journalists.

You will have a frustrating life if sports journalist like Huges and Gavaskar can rile you that easy.

 

[Matt79]

Yeah, great match. Was worried when we went five down, but my love of Clarke and Haddin (with bats in their hand) grows apace.

 

[Ikki]

Reckon it's about time that Clarke and Hussey swap their batting positions.

 

[Sir Alex]

What a fantastic test match. So glad I got to see the second half of day 2 and all of day 3 live.

I think it was a mediocre match on a flat pitch. I agree West Indies played some good cricket but Australia played below par for me. I don't think it was absorbing once Australia shut shop following the loss of Ponting.

 

[Flem274*]

Seriously, I would. If I was picking a team and Bond and Steyn were already gone I'd take Roach. Watched him bowl against Auckland last year and couldn't believe he didn't play for the Windies when they toured here last year, freak of a bowler.

Mohammad Asif says hi.

Dont' worry, Howsie thinks if you can hit 145 you're automatically better than a hih quality line and length seamer like Asif.

 

[Noble One]

I think it was a mediocre match on a flat pitch. I agree West Indies played some good cricket but Australia played below par for me. I don't think it was absorbing once Australia shut shop following the loss of Ponting.

Don't agree. Rare for a game of cricket to have all four modes of results still open leading into the last session on day 5. Was all the little things that made this Test match so interesting. The Watson chase for 100, some of the spells from Roach, Bravo's little mid-innings fightback with the ball, Gayle carrying his bat. Game had many little highlights.

 

[Howsie]

Dont' worry, Howsie thinks if you can hit 145 you're automatically better than a hih quality line and length seamer like Asif.

Asif's a good bowler but how many quicks like Roach are around these days. I'd take someone with his control bowling at 150K's+ over a medium pacer like Asif everyday of the week.

When building a good attack it always helps having someone with genuine pace, Bond proved that in the first test.

 

[Flem274*]

Asif's a good bowler but how many quicks like Roach are around these days. I'd take someone with his control bowling at 150K's+ over a medium pacer like Asif everyday of the week.

When building a good attack it always helps having someone with genuine pace, Bond proved that in the first test.

Roach has played how many games?

There's no way he should even be considered for a world eleven.

 

[Howsie]

He's played enough for me to know he's going to be quality. I didn't say anything about a world XI however, just said I'd take him if starting up a test team if Bond and Steyn weren't available.

Rate him as a bowler more then I do the likes of Johnson, Siddle, Broad, Aamer, Morkel and they've all played more tests then him.

 

[Flem274*]

He's played enough for me to know he's going to be quality. I didn't say anything about a world XI however, just said I'd take him if starting up a test team if Bond and Steyn weren't available.

Rate him as a bowler more then I do the likes of Johnson, Siddle, Broad, Aamer, Morkel and they've all played more tests then him.

No surprise to me.

If you were starting up a test team and picking from several countries like you seem to be, its at least a composite XI.

 

[Ausage]

Considering there was no edwards or taylor playing today, this is a good result for the west indies.

I actually think they'd be a bit disappointed considering where they were at the start of the day. Would have thought Gayle could have declared overnight giving a real carrot to the Australians, and more time for his bowlers. Both factors would have increased the chances of a result in this match which is the only way the Windies could have gotten their hands on the Frank Worrell trophy.

Still a massive improvement after the Brisbane debacle. Very much looking forward to a competitive Perth test.

 

[Sir Alex]

Asif's a good bowler but how many quicks like Roach are around these days. I'd take someone with his control bowling at 150K's+ over a medium pacer like Asif everyday of the week.

When building a good attack it always helps having someone with genuine pace, Bond proved that in the first test.

With all his 150+ pace, what effect did Roach have in the last innings in terms of wickets?