Australia v West Indies
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Aus about to get their test summer under way v the Windies in Perth (Aus to bat)
First time they have played the Windies since the start of 2016. In that time they've played England 15 times, India 12 times, and somewhat surprisingly Pakistan 10 times.
Aus team pretty much at expectation. Warner reportedly playing for his spot. But it's at home against a smaller opponent, so he is liable to average 50+.
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oh, and Shiv Chanderpaul's boy will make his debut.
Apparently one of their young fast bowlers has a heap of promise as well
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@mariner4life said in Other Cricket:
Aus about to get their test summer under way v the Windies in Perth (Aus to bat)
First time they have played the Windies since the start of 2016. In that time they've played England 15 times, India 12 times, and somewhat surprisingly Pakistan 10 times.
Aus team pretty much at expectation. Warner reportedly playing for his spot. But it's at home against a smaller opponent, so he is liable to average 50+.
That innings won’t help.
Australia should think about recalling Adam Voges, he has a handy average of 542 against the Windies.
At any rate Oz should kill them although Searles has made an excellent start to his career and Roach and Holder are class.
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@mariner4life said in Other Cricket:
oh, and Shiv Chanderpaul's boy will make his debut.
Apparently one of their young fast bowlers has a heap of promise as well
This Joseph kid goes alright
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Windies have lost interest except the keeper
Smith 100. His 29th which takes him alongside The Don
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Oh and Labiashame had been dropped on 194
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Langer commentating which is just plain weird to me
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Double ton and then out chopping on to Brathwaite
Ah well. Go get a shower then watch Head have a crack after lunch.
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Windies are cooked. Young players in trying conditions and they have to play more than 20 overs each way.
If I was Cummins I'd be sending the message out: you've got until 6 overs after tea to get your 200 Smudge because we're bowling for a 3-day match here.
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lol fuck, the pre-christmas tradition
Aus win the toss in the first test, bat, score a million, and the other team already wants to go home.
this is just ugly as fuck. windies looking longingly at the Perth airport.
oh wait, i missed the best part of the tradition. Pre-game the local media talks up the wicket as being spicy (the old "green monster" was broken out on tuesday) and it so often works as teams get sucked in to bowling even if they win the toss.
Anyway, the windies suck. annoying cricket nerd scored 200. older annoying cricket autistic kid is closing in on it, and some guy named after a sex act will score a hundred soon.
35 people are watching
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Jesus Christ, just when I thought Steve Smith was a chance to only average in the high 50s like normal cricket legends not named Don Bradman he goes and gets an unbeaten double.
Average of 61.47 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NINE better than our boy KW.
What an annoyingly gifted and brilliant fuck he is.
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Hazlewood : bowling
@mariner4life : stiffening
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Odd trying to review this early
Height
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"... And for your test debut we want you to face these guys at 140+"
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@NTA said in Other Cricket:
"... And for your test debut we want you to face these guys at 140+"
The first class numbers don’t scream much……but the pedigree is there……
Then again Trevor Chappell played international cricket back in the day.
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Gee that looked like Dad
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Don't rub it...
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@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@booboo said in Other Cricket:
Gee that looked like Dad
The stance or the getting hit in the nuts?
The on drive.
But the nuts for some reason is reminiscent of Shiv...
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Pitch must be a road. But 500 is still a fair clip in Test cricket. Well played.
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Windies openers survive the day and TBH that was some quality fast bowling, so this pitch is no better
Chanderpaul will be a walking bruise today. Nuts, back leg a couple of times. Chest. Arm. Needs to learn how to duck better.
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so far 700+ for 5. Great wicket Perth, real spicy stuff
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Look at the Windies go !
Kraigg Braithwaite obviously didn’t watch highlights of the England/Pakistan test last night and perused footage of Geoffrey Boycott instead.
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Is it just me, or is not enforcing the follow on just weird?
How long till stumps? And an overnight rest?
They're more behind than they scored in their first innings.
You're going to rest your bowlers for what? Two sessions? But they've got an overnight rest.
Just comes across as sooky.
I know, I know, VVS ...
And every time this happens, I ask this question n and Aussiewin anyway. Just seems to me to be the hard way.
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@booboo said in Other Cricket:
Is it just me, or is not enforcing the follow on just weird?
How long till stumps? And an overnight rest?
They're more behind than they scored in their first innings.
You're going to rest your bowlers for what? Two sessions? But they've got an overnight rest.
Just comes across as sooky.
I know, I know, VVS ...
And every time this happens, I ask this question n and Aussiewin anyway. Just seems to me to be the hard way.
I just thought the same. Why ?
Enforcing the follow on deflates the other team. I think it’s a powerful move.
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I think they want the pitch to break up a bit more.
As is typical with a lot of recent Aussie pitches it's a bit of a road.
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Set 498 … currently 84 without, 5 sessions to go.
Unlikely they will do it, but need a decent crack to lift heads for rest of the tour.
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164 for 2
Brathwaite 89 not
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Score update:
192 for 3
Brathwaite still there 101 not
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Last over apparently
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306 or 7 wickets in a day ....
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@NTA said in Australia v West Indies:
@booboo said in Australia v West Indies:
306 or 7 wickets in a day ....
Either possible
The latter is more probable
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@booboo said in Australia v West Indies:
@NTA said in Australia v West Indies:
@booboo said in Australia v West Indies:
306 or 7 wickets in a day ....
Either possible
The latter is more probable
Fuck especially now. I missed the first hour and looks like Lyon has come to the fore
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Awful dismissal by Holder - talk about throwing your wicket away.
Great catch by Smith.
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Good fight from the Windies in the end but 164 run defeat
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@NTA said in Australia v West Indies:
Good fight from the Windies in the end but 164 run defeat
Not an absolute hammering. They might improve as the series goes on.
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@MN5 said in Australia v West Indies:
@NTA said in Australia v West Indies:
Good fight from the Windies in the end but 164 run defeat
Not an absolute hammering. They might improve as the series goes on.
Last game is the next one - pink ball Test in Adelaide.
