*Official* Australia Tour of West Indies 2025

[Skyliner]

“Good guys still win” says Bishop.
“Yeah, good guys still win” says Haddin, but he doesn’t believe it.

 

[Beamer]

Good Lord...... I beg, get more than 47, that's all I ask.

I'm torn between mesmerised by Starc's spell and appalled by the standard of batting..

 

[Thala_0710]

Dropped

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Starcs longevity is as impressive as Anderson’s for me. The guy is still bowling 145kph+.

 

[Beamer]

Raise your bat Greaves. A valiant 6.

 

[Molehill]

Starcs longevity is as impressive as Anderson’s for me. The guy is still bowling 145kph+.

That’s fair, plays all formats too.

 

[GotSpin]

The bounce and movement off this deck is pretty insane

 

[Molehill]

Raise your bat Greaves. A valiant 6.

Bannerman opportunity here…

 

[Thala_0710]

8 away from the dreaded record

 

[Ali TT]

How do the West Indies keep finding batting lineups more terrible than the last? Is there not a rock bottom with these guys?

 

[Thala_0710]

Bannerman opportunity here…

Hopefully that doesn't get broken

 

[Silver Silva]

Charles Bannerman record could be under threat here

 

[Silver Silva]

We are watching history here , the quickest 5fer ever ..

This is what it must have felt like for those poor Saffas from the 1800's who bumped into Sydney Barnes

 

[Ali TT]

We are watching history here , the quickest 5fer ever ..

This is what it must have felt like for those poor Saffas from the 1800's who bumped into Sydney Barnes

Or those Aussie bats in the mid-2010s who turned up to Nottingham and faced Stuart Broad.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Just marking my name present for attendance

 

[Beamer]

How do the West Indies keep finding batting lineups more terrible than the last? Is there not a rock bottom with these guys?

Not sure. It really is tricky, because Kevlon Anderson piled on runs against some pretty good bowlers in our domestic cricket. Demonstrated good technique. Yet look at him here? Looked like a number 11 in both innings.

King played the innings of the series in the first innings at Grenada. But since then, awful.

I don't know what they can do. But this lineup isn't going to work. Chase can't bat at 5. Making him captain forces us to play someone who just isn't good enough.

Shai looks no different from 2018. He's getting out in exactly the same way.

 

[Silver Silva]

Not sure. It really is tricky, because Kevlon Anderson piled on runs against some pretty good bowlers in our domestic cricket. Demonstrated good technique. Yet look at him here? Looked like a number 11 in both innings.

King played the innings of the series in the first innings at Grenada. But since then, awful.

I don't know what they can do. But this lineup isn't going to work. Chase can't bat at 5. Making him captain forces us to play someone who just isn't good enough.

Shai looks no different from 2018. He's getting out in exactly the same way.

The pitch is not good enough and needs to be reported ..
Day 3
Australia 22/4
West Indies 22/6

This is not normal .

 

[Beamer]

BTW Alzarri dealt with the exact same deliveries from Starc with relative comfort. Its not acceptable for batsmen to demonstrate this much of a lack of technique. Bowlers can rightfully be mightily irritated.

 

[Beamer]

The pitch is not good enough and needs to be reported ..
Day 3
Australia 22/4
West Indies 22/6

This is not normal .

Is it that bad? Yeah it has seamed a fair anoujnt6, but yhe bounce has been even all game. I think its more outstanding bowling and in our case club standard batting.

 

[TT Boy]

New Zealand can breathe easy, but the Windies are still a mammoth 25 runs away from 47, their current lowest score in Tests.

Aus should let Starc continue so he can get the best figures by an Australian in an innings. I was going to say bowl Lyon at the other end to facilitate that, but the Windies will just hole out. Might need Khawaja to bowl to be sure.