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

[Starfighter]

You live up to your name I guess, now we just need Starc to finish this innings off with a Yorker

Even if he did it wouldn't refute my point. He is not nearly as good at delivering it as he was earlier in his career, and that has been the case for a number of years.

 

[Starfighter]

Disappointing. Overreached himself there.

 

[morgieb]

Well batted for the 50.

311 feels under par but it's still at least a score with 3 in front of it. And cruically, a big improvement from 5/64.

West Indies need 2, probably 3 wickets with the first 15 for Australia to not run away with it though. Pitch looks dead outside of the new ball.

 

[King Kane]

At least Sinclair got a fifty before he got out, that total of 311 for the Windies should be competitive.

 

[Qlder]

Looking on the bright side, this is the 8th time West Indies have scored 300+ at the Gabba. Of the other 7 Tests, WI only lost one

 

[Silver Silva]

Looking on the bright side, this is the 8th time West Indies have scored 300+ at the Gabba. Of the other 7 Tests, WI only lost one

Also pink ball might make Kemar Roach more effective in Australia

 

[Spark]

6D chess by the Australian bowlers (and fielders) to only take the wickets just after ensuring they won't have to face a second new ball under lights tonight.

 

[Shady Slim]

Is there any Yorker specialist in the Oz setup? I’d honestly pick them at this point even if they go for 10 an over against good batters.

isn’t this the whole appeal of starc tbf

 

[Silver Silva]

Even if he did it wouldn't refute my point. He is not nearly as good at delivering it as he was earlier in his career, and that has been the case for a number of years.

Well I don't have any data on hand to prove you wrong so will have to take your word for it

 

[Spark]

Incidentally an hour ago an interesting tidbit came up on the radio: of the four mainline Aus bowlers, Lyon (~21%) and Cummins (~18%) are way ahead of the other two (11-13%) as far as "proportion of wickets which break 50+ partnerships" go. Matches what I would have guessed.

 

[Spark]

Also pink ball might make Kemar Roach more effective in Australia

Not if he bowls like this.

 

[Spark]

Uh oh

 

[Spark]

Stone dead. That's a problem

 

[Starfighter]

That looks bad

 

[Qlder]

Khawaja and Warner used to alternate facing the first ball however Smith has faced first ball all 3 times so far...

....he might regret that now lol

Smith opening, 29 runs @ 14.50

 

[Spark]

I mean that's a massive massive issue. You can't miss balls like that by that much

 

[Starfighter]

Cue hue and cry on BigFooty

 

[cnerd123]

see this is why Sachin never opened

 

[Silver Silva]

Roach gets Smith lbw great set up !

 

[King Kane]

The Smith opening experiment not going too well, I don't know how the umpire didn't give that out initially, it looked plumb.