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

[Gob]

Not listening to the commentary on Joseph, but am intrigued by the story. The timelines don’t seem very consistent but it sounds like he’d never played organised cricket until 2 years ago? It just seems incomprehensible that someone could be basically a FC-ready bowler without ever playing with a hard ball or on a proper pitch. The accuracy, seam position, the bowling action, the general nous and understanding of the game…just doesn’t seem to add up somehow.

Apparently he has a kid as well who is 4 years old

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Not listening to the commentary on Joseph, but am intrigued by the story. The timelines don’t seem very consistent but it sounds like he’d never played organised cricket until 2 years ago? It just seems incomprehensible that someone could be basically a FC-ready bowler without ever playing with a hard ball or on a proper pitch. The accuracy, seam position, the bowling action, the general nous and understanding of the game…just doesn’t seem to add up somehow.

He started off with guava and limes as balls…then graduated to tape ball.

A bowler from Tucber Park in New Amsterdam noticed and advised him to go to the training camp held by Sir Curtly Ambrose. This was two years ago.

Now familiar with a hard ball, he started playing 2nd division cricket for Tucber Park cricket club…then graduated to first division and then subsequently the Guyana Harpy Eagles squad.

He was a net bowler for Guyana Amazon Warriors last year.

Meteoric rise.

 

[Burgey]

Has the Trav Head cheat code which often kicks in after 25 balls been engaged for the day? I haven't been able to watch as people had the temerity - the absolute gall - to run a hearing on day two of a test match.

 

[Burgey]

Apparently not. Inside edge saved his arse there

 

[Spark]

That's a seriously loose shot.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yes!
Another debutant gets a wicket

 

[Gob]

Bad shot

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

first wicket for Greaves in tests, Joshua da Silva is the happiest man on the field

 

[Burgey]

Greaves has a very languid action too. Looks repeatable and hopefully not too hard on the body from an injury perspective. Shaping it both ways too. He looks a prospect too imo

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Shamar runs in like Mohammad Shami

 

[Spark]

Greaves has a very languid action too. Looks repeatable and hopefully not too hard on the body from an injury perspective. Shaping it both ways too. He looks a prospect too imo

Yeah honestly Roach aside and we haven't really seen Motie much, but this looks a decent attack. Aus have a fair amount of work to do to really get in front of the game here.

 

[Qlder]

Interesting pick up on comms. Khawaja 1st innings scores in last 5 Tests

47, 41, 42, 47, 45

 

[social]

Has the Trav Head cheat code which often kicks in after 25 balls been engaged for the day? I haven't been able to watch as people had the temerity - the absolute gall - to run a hearing on day two of a test match.

He and Marsh are batting blindfolded atm

 

[Spark]

He and Marsh are batting blindfolded atm

It feels bizarre to say but maybe this pitch isn't actually that easy to bat on? It seems oddly inconsistent. No excuse for Usman or Marnus's shots of course but it can't be quite the road we all imagined it to be if it's behaved like this over the first four sessions.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah honestly Roach aside and we haven't really seen Motie much, but this looks a decent attack. Aus have a fair amount of work to do to really get in front of the game here.

Yeah I could see Greaves struggling at that pace on a flatter deck, but his MO is almost ideal on something a bit slow with some movement.

 

[Prince EWS]

Greaves' medium pace is definitely useful if you look at him primarily as a middle order bat but he's never gonna make a team as a frontline bowler, and a 30 year old batsman averaging 26 in FC cricket is much harder to get excited about for me than it seems to be for others.

#partypooper

 

[TheJediBrah]

It feels bizarre to say but maybe this pitch isn't actually that easy to bat on?

I thought we already knew that

 

[Spark]

Wow, I can't remember the last time I saw a catch taken there

 

[TheJediBrah]

Interesting pick up on comms. Khawaja 1st innings scores in last 5 Tests

47, 41, 42, 47, 45

Most consistent run we've had from an opener since Warner's 2019 Ashes

 

[Qlder]

Game on