*Official* Australia Tour of West Indies 2025

[Skyliner]

The disparity between the bowling on show in this test and the batting has been glaring. Both sides have fairly big problems going forward regardless of the outcome of this match.

 

[Burgey]

Name two current sides who would bat better on this pitch.

 

[Beamer]

The disparity between the bowling on show in this test and the batting has been glaring. Both sides have fairly big problems going forward regardless of the outcome of this match.

I would include the catching, particularly ours, in the list of horrors.

I'm not going to be too harsh on our batting lineup. We've basically taken a punt on a completely new lineup and they have been faced with a metronomic attack on a horrible pitch. The previous lineup would have done even worse, particularly in the first innings.

 

[GotSpin]

How good has Webster been though

 

[Sliferxxxx]

Well can't say im surprised. But at least the bowlers did their jobs. But goodness help us rhe batting and catching sucks!!!

 

[Burgey]

Looks like Worricannot tbh

 

[GotSpin]

The catching is just so annoying and ****

 

[Burgey]

Another example there of DRS keeping the white man down tbh

 

[Johan]

This Windies batting unit might be the worst I've ever seen.

 

[Johan]

Name two current sides who would bat better on this pitch.

>insert literally any other active Cricket playing side other than Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Afganistan/Ireland

 

[GotSpin]

Lyon still getting tapped around though

 

[Johan]

I reckon it's time for Lyon to retire.

 

[Beamer]

Thank goodness for that. Well bowled Australia. That was relentless, as usual.

 

[centurymaker]

I think it's better for all of our sakes if this ends tonight so we can all move on and let justice take it's course.

Tbf, I have watched the last hour and this has been quality bowling on an extremely difficult pitch.

Nothing is going to happen anytime soon. They'd need a change in govt.

 

[Burgey]

>insert literally any other active Cricket playing side other than Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Afganistan/Ireland

You know just picking and hitting through the first line doesn’t work on pitches like that, right? You can pick the line and hit through it on roads, you can’t on decks like that. The only current side I think which would make a decent fist of batting consistently well on that pitch is probably NZ, on the back of having 3 or 4 guys who play late.

 

[Burgey]

Nothing is going to happen anytime soon. They'd need a change in govt.

Is there any suggestion since all this was posted yesterday of any action being taken by WICB?

I was very interested in the tone the commentators took surrounding his walking off the ground towards the end there. Almost like a valedictory.

 

[Johan]

You know just picking and hitting through the first line doesn’t work on pitches like that, right? You can pick the line and hit through it on roads, you can’t on decks like that. The only current side I think which would make a decent fist of batting consistently well on that pitch is probably NZ, on the back of having 3 or 4 guys who play late.

ok just to be clear I am only talking about West Indies batting, I think Head and Webster batted quite competently in the second inning, but yeah Windies batting is a damn laughing stock, I think just about any team would do better on this wicket, I can see SA guys do well as they are exceptionally well aquainted with variable and uneven bounce.

 

[TheJediBrah]

It's extremely concerning that they were going to arrest him then just didn't for over a year because he did a good sport thing. Raises questions

 

[GotSpin]

Is there any suggestion since all this was posted yesterday of any action being taken by WICB?

I was very interested in the tone the commentators took surrounding his walking off the ground towards the end there. Almost like a valedictory.

I think if they believed that then they’d be refusing to talk about him at all

 

[centurymaker]

Guyana is clearly not interested in this. Likewise WICB is only going to deflect as well.