*Official* Australia Tour of West Indies 2025

[Beamer]

Goddamn it WI, you had a shot at history and you let it slip through your fingers.

If this lineup is kept together, we can do it in future, no problem. Aim for the stars..

 

[Beamer]

I know Windies got white washed, but shamar really should have been MOTS. Leading wicket taker by 7 and twice as many runs as starc.

Quite possibly off the field considerations led to that....

 

[Johan]

Bring in Gayle and Shiv, they'd do better.

 

[TheJediBrah]

We are caught between a rock and a hard place because our batters are tier 2 at best and our bowlers are possibly the third best pace attack in the world.

But there is certainly an argument to play Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan, learn to score runs again, bowl them out and win some tests.

So naturally, our next two series are India and New Zealand away.

It would be the sensible thing to do but the problem (I assume) is Tests against zim, Ireland and Afghanistan would be significant money losers

 

[Sliferxxxx]

Well that's my cue to avoid WI cricket for the foreseeable future.

 

[Smudge]

Like Starc, I once took 6/9 and missed a hat trick. But that was in under 10s

OK.

 

[Beamer]

Well that's my cue to avoid WI cricket for the foreseeable future.

I always say that and yet somehow end up back. I'm in an abusive relationship with West Indies cricket...

I think from now on I may just watch us bowl though, a bit of self preservation.

 

[Smudge]

Goddamn it WI, you had a shot at history and you let it slip through your fingers.

They hadn't earned the right to put the icing on the poo cake.

 

[Johan]

what are Starc's stats with and without the pinkball rn?

 

[Beamer]

It would be the sensible thing to do but the problem (I assume) is Tests against zim, Ireland and Afghanistan would be significant money losers

Yep 100%. If tier 2 tests are to work, it needs financing by the ICC to avoid losses, as well as promotion and relegation, which should include the big 3. Its that simple. So it won't happen.

 

[social]

Tbf, that’s some serious bowling

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1944857827379700012

 

[Burgey]

He ran out Greaves yesterday with a great throw from the deep

Then he can tour as a sub fielder while he learns how to bat

 

[Burgey]

Yep 100%. If tier 2 tests are to work, it needs financing by the ICC to avoid losses, as well as promotion and relegation, which should include the big 3. Its that simple. So it won't happen.

Carl hooper was saying on the radio this morning there’s some proposal to bring in standardised match payments across the board for test matches. That would have to help keep some guys from joint the t20 circuit for a while you’d hope

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

That's a great delivery to Campbell. Bloody decent nut to King too. Who's on comms?

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

This is turning into another right ole Roston.

West Indies all out 27.
Roston Chase batting average 26.23

Slightly outperformed ole Roston.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

These were three competitive tests. Would have loved to watch 'em but the time of day hasn't been quite right.

For those who've been watching, how much closer might they have been if the Windies had won all three tosses? They were in every test until the final innings.

 

[Calm_profit]

Tbf, that’s some serious bowling

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1944857827379700012

Starc is the greatest when it comes to pink ball

 

[Fuller Pilch]

what are Starc's stats with and without the pinkball rn?

Averages 17 with pink ball and 29.5 with red

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

They should drop Nathan more?

 

[social]

That's a great delivery to Campbell. Bloody decent nut to King too. Who's on comms?

I think it’s Ian Bishop with a Kiwi