*Official* Australia Tour of West Indies 2025

[honestbharani]

Recently I compared videos of him in 04 against India compared to the 05 Ashes. While since, say, 2000 his action had changed subtly and he'd lost pace since, it looked pretty much identical between the two series as were his speeds. Yet in one he picked up lots of wickets, and in the other he was totally ineffective and never recurved what made him good in India.

I mean a lot of good Indian seamers who do well in India, usually suck in England too. Maybe he had become a very skiddy version of himself by then and England is the last place that kind of thing works, usually. Along with NZ, I guess.

 

[halba]

This should be the end of Sam Konstas and Usman Khawajas test career. The Selectors once again have no clue how to pick openers or top orders. Hes the worst opening selection ever.

Usman has been past his use by date for a long time now vs pace.

Konstas was never good in the first place.

 

[halba]

Green top - Boland is auto selection. horses for courses.

 

[Starfighter]

I mean a lot of good Indian seamers who do well in India, usually suck in England too. Maybe he had become a very skiddy version of himself by then and England is the last place that kind of thing works, usually. Along with NZ, I guess.

Skiddy has a reputation of not working in Australia more than England or NZ, which have at times been quite favourable to bowlers who don't whack it into the pitch. The issue I've seen with Indian bowlers in England is difficulty controlling the swing and bad choice of length.

 

[Spark]

I mean a lot of good Indian seamers who do well in India, usually suck in England too. Maybe he had become a very skiddy version of himself by then and England is the last place that kind of thing works, usually. Along with NZ, I guess.

It wasn't really his style of bowling that was his undoing, it was the fact that he couldn't land two balls in the same postcode that year. Turned into a complete scattergun out of nowhere.

 

[honestbharani]

Skiddy has a reputation of not working in Australia more than England or NZ, which have at times been quite favourable to bowlers who don't whack it into the pitch. The issue I've seen with Indian bowlers in England is difficulty controlling the swing and bad choice of length.

I dunno mate. Shami is like the definition of skiddy and he does far better in Aus than in England.

 

[Starfighter]

I dunno mate. Shami is like the definition of skiddy and he does far better in Aus than in England.

There's more bowlers in the world than Shami - who from what I've seen, displayed exactly the two faults I mentioned.

 

[honestbharani]

There's more bowlers in the world than Shami - who from what I've seen, displayed exactly the two faults I mentioned.

Haha, I am not denying your point about the failures and causes of Indian bowlers in England. I just mean skiddy bowlers dont go so great in England from what I recall and maybe Gillespie had become that type of bowler by then coz of the whole final frontier **** you guys had going on for 2001 and 2004.

 

[Starfighter]

Haha, I am not denying your point about the failures and causes of Indian bowlers in England. I just mean skiddy bowlers dont go so great in England from what I recall and maybe Gillespie had become that type of bowler by then coz of the whole final frontier **** you guys had going on for 2001 and 2004.

Malcolm Marshall went alright. And Gillespie didn't stop being 6'5" with a high release either.

 

[Spark]

I was only actually able to listen to the last session via radio - are the people claiming that the ball was unusually difficult to see the ball under lights right?Certainly Carey's brief innings was of a guy who wasn't especially interested in hanging around.

 

[GotSpin]

I was only actually able to listen to the last session via radio - are the people claiming that the ball was unusually difficult to see the ball under lights right?Certainly Carey's brief innings was of a guy who wasn't especially interested in hanging around.

He got smoked in the head first ball so I’m not really surprised

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Shamar gets Green first ball of the day

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

50 test wickets for Shamar, average of 22

 

[ashley bach]

Starc 1*(11)
Boland 1* @SillyCowCorner1

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Boland goes for 1 (11)

@ashley bach

 

[ashley bach]

204 to win

Game on!

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Well, the Windies might get within 100 this time, but anything over 200 looks mighty difficult…

 

[Fuller Pilch]

C'mon Windies. Need to be positive, but not reckless and score a lot of the runs while there is daylight

 

[Gob]

I like how in each game, Australia progressively got a bigger lead but ended up setting a smaller target

 

[ashley bach]

C'mon Windies. Need to be positive, but not reckless and score a lot of the runs while there is daylight

There's only one way to go about this chase

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