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

[Spark]

CA budget to lose money on all test series bar India and Ashes

They don't exactly help themselves by making it very touch and go whether we'll even get to the weekend.

 

[James]

Australia inviting WI over again rather than Bangladesh or SL is really bad for world cricket, serious.

Might as well invite WI, Bang, SL over at the same time and have them play 2/3 First Class games against State sides. They'd still lose but at least you might get some competitive games, and the Aussie players can play in the Big Bash or take some rest.

 

[Silver Silva]

It shouldn't really need to be explained that SL being able to beat Australia at home in those conditions has historically had absolutely no bearing on their record in Australia itself, which even when SL were a legitimately strong team was uniformly awful.

Still would have been better than this, mind. Two years in a row ffs.

I had to explain it like that cause you invite West Indies , Pakistan and others year in year out who have shocking records in Australia, West Indies are responsible for Adam Voges being best since Bradman in batting averages , yet you somehow have a problem with other nations touring Aus like Bangladesh..If it's based on competitiveness of teams who play in Australia..You'll have to cancel the Ashes as well.

 

[Spark]

Well at least they nominally get to tea.

 

[Spark]

I had to explain it like that cause you invite West Indies , Pakistan and others year in year out who have shocking records in Australia, West Indies are responsible for Adam Voges being best since Bradman in batting averages , yet you somehow have a problem with other nations touring Aus like Bangladesh..If it's based on competitiveness of teams who play in Australia..You'll have to cancel the Ashes as well.

How on earth have you read my posting today and think "ah yes he's so thrilled about WI touring this time around"

 

[Silver Silva]

How on earth have you read my posting today and think "ah yes he's so thrilled about WI touring this time around"

You are very condescending

 

[Qlder]

Shamar Joseph will be promoted to #10 in next innings. 2nd highest score from #11, pretty good for 1st test

 

[ataraxia]

2nd highest partnership of the innings.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I had to explain it like that cause you invite West Indies , Pakistan and others year in year out who have shocking records in Australia, West Indies are responsible for Adam Voges being best since Bradman in batting averages , yet you somehow have a problem with other nations touring Aus like Bangladesh..If it's based on competitiveness of teams who play in Australia..You'll have to cancel the Ashes as well.

Bro do you think Spark is in charge of Cricket Australia's scheduling?


wait is he?

 

[ataraxia]

Ian Smith: "straight up" – goes about 90m.

 

[Gnske]

Looks better than just about all the alleged actual West Indian batsmen

 

[Silver Silva]

Shamar Joseph just got his highest FC score ever on Test Debut , not bad ..

You know for what its worth I do think West Indies is team most ideally suited to a Bazball philosophy..

 

[Daemon]

I had to explain it like that cause you invite West Indies , Pakistan and others year in year out who have shocking records in Australia, West Indies are responsible for Adam Voges being best since Bradman in batting averages , yet you somehow have a problem with other nations touring Aus like Bangladesh..If it's based on competitiveness of teams who play in Australia..You'll have to cancel the Ashes as well.

You are very condescending

Love it, keep fighting the good fight brother

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

what time is tea fellas?

 

[morgieb]

what time is tea fellas?

3:40 if these two don’t get out (with the extra half an hour).

Joseph looks the goods.

 

[Qlder]

what time is tea fellas?

10 minutes. Was extended for 30 minutes to get last wicket

 

[Gnske]

Love it, keep fighting the good fight brother

It's like watching Saddam Hussein fight post-industrial imperialism, have to admire it.

 

[ataraxia]

You know for what its worth I do think West Indies is team most ideally suited to a Bazball philosophy..

Why? Their only competent scorers are Tage & Kraigg.

 

[Silver Silva]

Why? Their only competent scorers are Tage & Kraigg.

That's true , but West Indies generally are a great boundary hitting team ..might be something to think about at some point

 

[ataraxia]

BTW stop slogging Shamar mate. Milk them for singles and they'll be flailing.