10th Match - Australia v West Indies

[wpdavid]

Gone this time. I don't see WI passing 150 tbh.

 

[mr_mister]

Man Gayle looks like a different player when it's pitched up to him. Other teams would be smart to take notice

 

[Burgey]

Lol gayle. Last over he edged over the keeper, got bowled and the bails didn’t come off and survived two reviews. Walks off shaking his head as though the gods have done him wrong

 

[Starfighter]

Woo! The TOTUB reflexes are still pretty good: dug out a bullet like yorker. Out next ball, though; that is the end of TOTUB,

I'm now thinking of bath tubs.

 

[Andy1993]

2 big wickets that for Australia, Hope needs to get a big score here

 

[Beamer]

This bowling is very good. Poor umpiring but Gayle didn't look ok like he'd survive anyway.

 

[mr_mister]

Lol gayle. Last over he edged over the keeper, got bowled and the bails didn’t come off and survived two reviews. Walks off shaking his head as though the gods have done him wrong

Tbf he deserved an onfield not out on a 50-50 decision after the last over of filth umpiring

 

[Starfighter]

'Hope average by pace length'. Um, how do you calculate an actually meaningful average for that?

 

[Arachnodouche]

Man Gayle looks like a different player when it's pitched up to him. Other teams would be smart to take notice

Starc has angle, swing, and real heat though. Not too many do, not like him.

 

[Neil Young]

This bowling is very good. Poor umpiring but Gayle didn't look ok like he'd survive anyway.

Poor umpiring? It was hitting the timbers. What more do you want?

 

[morgieb]

Poor umpiring? It was hitting the timbers. What more do you want?

Think he was referring to the first two.

 

[BSM]

WI's chances probably resting with Hope here. Don't have much belief that the rest of the line can handle the responsibility of this chase i.e, not looking to slog every ball

 

[Arachnodouche]

What a shot. Shades of BCL.

 

[mr_mister]

Poor umpiring? It was hitting the timbers. What more do you want?

The umpire seemed pretty intent on firing Gayle lol. The first lbw decision is one of the worst I've seen

 

[Beamer]

Poor umpiring? It was hitting the timbers. What more do you want?

Very outside of leg after a shocker from the same umpire on the previous over? Felt like he was desperate to give him out.

As I said though, Starc is bowling scarily well so I think he'd have got out anyway.

 

[Starfighter]

I wonder how many will fall to Zampa straight-breaks?

 

[Neil Young]

Think he was referring to the first two.

Ah, ok.

The first can be excused somewhat. The LBW didn't even look close to the naked eye, and wasn't. Yep, poor decision.

 

[Spark]

Very outside of leg after a shocker from the same umpire on the previous over? Felt like he was desperate to give him out.

As I said though, Starc is bowling scarily well so I think he'd have got out anyway.

You're letting replays colour your view IMO. That looked stone dead live, out every single day of the week. Was kind of surprising how legside it was.

 

[Arachnodouche]

The first swung in and also made a noise from grazing the stump. At Starc's pace that looked like a legitimate inside edge.

 

[Neil Young]

Very outside of leg after a shocker from the same umpire on the previous over? Felt like he was desperate to give him out.

It was almost half a ball. So ball tracking is saying that if it didn't hit his leg, it would have bowled him. Hence, LBW. I don't get the beef with that decision. The other two, sure.