***Official*** West Indies tour of Australia, Jan–Feb 2024

[Starfighter]

Aren't they offered it?

Not sure. If they chose to take it they were silly. Shamar, having bowled eight or whatever overs in a row, could have rested in the air conditioning and come out much fresher after lunch.

 

[Spark]

I really don't get the 'have to take the extra half hour thing'. At the number of runs remaining the match could easily have gone for an hour beyond lunch. And I think it often actually advantages the batting side. Certainly does in weather like this.

On the other hand, when you have a bloke in the zone like Shamar is, do you really want to risk breaking up his bowling rhythm when you could get another two overs out of him?

 

[Shri]

i want australia to win. i want us to be the only team to beat aus at the gabba in 35/36 years

 

[OverratedSanity]

On the other hand, when you have a bloke in the zone like Shamar is, do you really want to risk breaking up his bowling rhythm when you could get another two overs out of him?

He's bowled too many in a row

 

[OverratedSanity]

i want australia to win. i want us to be the only team to beat us at the gabba in 35/36 years

This is gross ffs

 

[Kirkut]

Excellent. This is what you look for in a test match, tough cricket with some camaraderie thrown in.

 

[TheJediBrah]

This is reminding me a lot of the 2011 loss to New Zealand at Hobart, with Smith almost batting through rather than Warner (both in 2nd game as opener and a rookie quick getting 6 for). Also against a minnow

 

[ashley bach]

This is ****ing enthralling, Julian on comms at this stage is unjust to the game.

 

[91Jmay]

This is reminding me a lot of the 2011 loss to New Zealand at Hobart, with Smith almost batting through rather than Warner (both in 2nd game as opener and a rookie quick getting 6 for). Also against a minnow

Disrespect in the extreme to compare a storied cricket nation to NZ

 

[social]

He's bowled too many in a row

Always a chance that his toe swells up or hurts like a bitch when he sits down so better to keep going

 

[Coronis]

Not sure. If they chose to take it they were silly. Shamar, having bowled eight or whatever overs in a row, could have rested in the air conditioning and come out much fresher after lunch.

Braithwaite’s choice. Make or break captaincy moment.

 

[Starfighter]

Okay, never heard of an extra twenty rather than thirty minutes, but whatever.

 

[Burgey]

I waa thinking the exact opposite

Yeah, the first test of the last Ashes series showed he’s well capable of batting under pressure

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

He defs did at Headingly. I must be missing something, he generally looks like a bag of nerves whenever it gets close.

Hmm, even apart from the fumble at headingley, he fell to pieces towards the end in the Gabba test vs us too. May be a bit different since he's batting I guess but he certainly doesn't strike me as the ice cold type.

I'm talking about batting mainly.

 

[ashley bach]

Yeah, the first test of the last Ashes series showed he’s well capable of batting under pressure

What about the pressure when they were 21/9 against South Africa?

 

[Spark]

What about the pressure when they were 21/9 against South Africa?

He did top score

 

[Socerer 01]

no crowd for this enthralling test on a ****ing Sunday?

embarrassing from Brisbane

 

[91Jmay]

no crowd for this enthralling test on a ****ing Sunday?

embarrassing from Brisbane

When you add them up over all the days bet there is a decent number of tickets sold just looks silly because of the stadia size

 

[ashley bach]

no crowd for this enthralling test on a ****ing Sunday?

embarrassing from Brisbane

Yeah poor from @Starfighter and @Son Of Coco

 

[honestbharani]

Disrespect in the extreme to compare a storied cricket nation to NZ

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