***Official*** West Indies in Australia 2015/16

[BeeGee]

What's with the rain?

 

[Burgey]

It's wet stuff which falls from the sky, but that's not important right now #whythangyou

Haven't had a Xmas-NY period as wet as this in Sydney for God knows how many years. Up to the week before Xmas it was pretty standard summer weather with 30 degree plus days and then a southerly change. Once our American house guests arrived on the 21st December, the weather went to ****. I blame them.

 

[morgieb]

What's with the rain?

Sydney decided it didn't want to be in Australia anymore, and preferred the style of England/New Zealand.

 

[Gnske]

This is why NSW should be banned from hosting any events

 

[91Jmay]

Sydney decided it didn't want to be in Australia anymore, and preferred the style of England/New Zealand.

It has always been the least bogun city in Australia to be fair.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Sydney decided it didn't want to be in Australia anymore, and preferred the style of England/New Zealand.

Conversely, in wet and windy Wellington, it was hot and sunny for all of the Christmas break, rained on the 2nd/3rd January and is now warm and sunny again. Unusual to say the least.

 

[JBMAC]

Weather radar over Sydney
128 km Sydney (Terrey Hills) Radar Loop

 

[Midwinter]

Disappointing end to the Test match summer.

 

[Athlai]

Holy crap.

WW would be gloating about how WI came away 0-2 just like New Zealand and showed off the talent of Bravo and the Braithwaites.

This is so frustrating. I can actually still sense his opinions.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Holy crap.

WW would be gloating about how WI came away 0-2 just like New Zealand and showed off the talent of Bravo and the Braithwaites.

This is so frustrating. I can actually still sense his opinions.

Heh. I can almost see his posts.

Although tbf to him, nz were terrible too. What is it with Australia these days? Even good teams go there and play piss.

 

[Athlai]

Heh. I can almost see his posts.

Although tbf to him, nz were terrible too. What is it with Australia these days? Even good teams go there and play piss.

We were terrible in one game, even in the second and the third was also even.

We did bowl pretty terribly throughout though. Starc was a major factor in our series against Australia.

 

[Crazy Sam]

So with Day 4 being washed out, Day 5 looks like it will be a very pointless day of test cricket. Only point of interest would be if the teams choose to make it a pseudo-one day match with WI declaring overnight, Australia batting the first half of the day and WI trying to match their score in the second half.

 

[Gnske]

I'm all for another Cronje/Atherton fiasco.

Hopefully with less bookmaking.

 

[jimmy101]

^ That truly was a great Test match moment

 

[jimmy101]

So what do we think? Have the current Windies performed better or worse than the party that went down 5-0 in Australia in 2000/01?

 

[Gnske]

2001 no question, gave us Marlon Samuels.

 

[jimmy101]

2001 no question, gave us Marlon Samuels.

Do you mean 2001 were worse?

If so then I gotta agree, they had enough firepower in that team to at least draw one of the tests. After that series the Frank Worrell trophy was permanently demoted from a 5-Test series to a 3-Test series. After this current tour, I can see the Worrell trophy getting demoted to a 2-Test affair. Sad, I know.

 

[GotSpin]

Do you mean 2001 were worse?

If so then I gotta agree, they had enough firepower in that team to at least draw one of the tests. After that series the Frank Worrell trophy was permanently demoted from a 5-Test series to a 3-Test series. After this current tour, I can see the Worrell trophy getting demoted to a 2-Test affair. Sad, I know.

Its not sad, the West Indies are ****ing pathetic. Theyre ****ing frustating as well. The talent is there, hidden behind all the bull**** of the WICB

 

[Kippax]

Hah that's a weird one. Unless Holder has said in the media somewhere that there'll be no immediate declaration.

 

[slowerball]

79 overs to be bowled today....fun!