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

[Nintendo]

Batting looks a bit thin this game. Interested to see how we go about it if windies put anything remotely challenging on the board batting first. Also, can marnus just **** off already in this format? I know he was decent in the WC final but he's just unnecessary.

 

[Kraken]

Batting looks a bit thin this game. Interested to see how we go about it if windies put anything remotely challenging on the board batting first. Also, can marnus just **** off already in this format? I know he was decent in the WC final but he's just unnecessary.

I think he's not that bad for the format tbh, he has a massive upside with how good in the field. I get it's a bit overkill having both him and smith in the side, but realistically smith isn't making another world cup

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Make it a great debut, Teddy

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I think he's not that bad for the format tbh, he has a massive upside with how good in the field. I get it's a bit overkill having both him and smith in the side, but realistically smith isn't making another world cup

Agreed. Don't particularly love picking him in addition to Smith (in most conditions at least), but when Smith finishes up going with Marnus instead seems an entirely logical way to move forward

 

[Spark]

There's "the batsman doesn't know if he's hit it" and then there's whatever that was

 

[Qlder]

So they take McDermott from the Shield game and then don't even play him.

Batting Abbott at 7 so 5 frontline bowlers + Green and Hardie seems a bit of a bowling overkill

 

[Spark]

Wait did they really swap Hardie and Green in the batting line-up? The lack of seriousness with which these kinds of ODIs are treated these days

 

[Burgey]

Lee describing Morris' run up as that of "an 800m sprinter" is not something I'd heard before. Mostly because afaic 800m aint no ****ing sprint.

 

[Spark]

Horrendous series by Hope.

 

[Burgey]

That's a review for the Watto thread.

 

[Burgey]

Horrendous series by Hope.

Yeah he's been terrible. Real disappointment.

 

[Gnske]

Hope clearly wants to hit the breweries early

 

[Gnske]

Oh good the new batsman is built like Roston Chase, his career is over already

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

44-4

@ashley bach

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

In danger of not crossing 50.

 

[Burgey]

Not a happy dayboo. They might save some dough on the power bill for the lights tonight.

 

[Starfighter]

Morris just walked off injured

 

[Starfighter]

Wonderful contribution from Chase there to barbecue his partner. Could have made it easily.

 

[Burgey]

Morris just walked off injured

Looks like a side strain

 

[Spark]

I blame Steve Smith for putting them in