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1st Test, Australia V. Windies

choc_soldier

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How pathetic are the Windies? To capitulate like that is just inexcusable. Meek, meek effort.

Lee and Bracken just tore them apart.
 

Twizzle

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everyone is panicing about when Warne and McGrath retire

they didn't get a wicket in the second innings and we bowled them out for less than the first innings when they were the main wicket takers
 

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Twizzle said:
everyone is panicing about when Warne and McGrath retire

they didn't get a wicket in the second innings and we bowled them out for less than the first innings when they were the main wicket takers

This is the Windies! They are last in the world rankings (excluding Zim and Bang) for a reason. Apart from Lara, Chandepaul (on occasions), and Sarwan they are terrible! Add to that their tail are all no11's!
 

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Twizzle said:
everyone is panicing about when Warne and McGrath retire

they didn't get a wicket in the second innings and we bowled them out for less than the first innings when they were the main wicket takers

1. The Windies were awful
2. If the total was something gettable, Ponting would have simply given the ball to McGrath and Warne and bowled them until they dropped - Bracken and Lee would have been lucky to bowl 5 overs each if there was a competition
 
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Watson in doubt for second Test

ABC_Website said:
A decision on the fitness of Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is expected to be made today ahead of the second Test against the West Indies in Hobart starting on November 17.

Watson injured his left shoulder on Sunday after falling heavily while fielding in Australia's 379-run win over the tourists at the Gabba in Brisbane.

He had scans on Sunday but remains in doubt for the second Test.

Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Watson's injury and the turning Bellerive pitch could lead to the recall of dropped leg spinner Stuart MacGill.

"The wicket down there I'm sure towards the end of the game is going to spin a bit, so Stuart MacGill obviously comes into the equation," he said.

"As far as the make-up goes, we obviously have to have a look at Shane Watson as well and keep our fingers crossed and hope that he's right to play the next game, or else there's going to be a couple of really tough selections to be made."

Ponting said he was satisfied with Australia's performance in the first Test.

"We've played very, very well this game, there's no doubt about that," he said.

"Our first innings' batting, although we lost a few wickets in clumps on the first day, to get 430 was a pretty good effort.

"Our tail was very good and the way we've bowled, Warney [Shane Warne] bowled exceptionally well in the first innings as did [Glenn] McGrath."
 

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JJ said:
1. The Windies were awful
2. If the total was something gettable, Ponting would have simply given the ball to McGrath and Warne and bowled them until they dropped - Bracken and Lee would have been lucky to bowl 5 overs each if there was a competition

The West Indies were awful, but they've got real quality in the batting line up, Lara, Chanderpaul, Sarwan, Gayle, they can all play.

You can try and play down how well Lee and Bracken bowled yesterday by saying they wouldnt have seen the ball if the total was gettable., but the undisputable fact is they did get the ball and they both bowled very, very well when they had it.
 

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fish eel said:
The West Indies were awful, but they've got real quality in the batting line up, Lara, Chanderpaul, Sarwan, Gayle, they can all play.

You can try and play down how well Lee and Bracken bowled yesterday by saying they wouldnt have seen the ball if the total was gettable., but the undisputable fact is they did get the ball and they both bowled very, very well when they had it.

The thing that annoys me about yesterday is that currently Warne is on 73 test wickets (this year) and is a real chance to get 100 wickets in a year, yet they don't give him a bowl? By all means bowl Lee or Bracken from the other end, but now Warne has to get 27 wickets in 3 tests, when he would have been guaranteed a 4for yesterday!
 

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lockyno1 said:
The thing that annoys me about yesterday is that currently Warne is on 73 test wickets (this year) and is a real chance to get 100 wickets in a year, yet they don't give him a bowl? By all means bowl Lee or Bracken from the other end, but now Warne has to get 27 wickets in 3 tests, when he would have been guaranteed a 4for yesterday!

warne might not have got any yesterday, you dont know that. He wasnt needed, so its all academic
 

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fish eel said:
warne might not have got any yesterday, you dont know that. He wasnt needed, so its all academic

Oh please if Nathan Bracken can get 4 wickets, it is safe to say Warne would have got just as many!
 

fish eel

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lockyno1 said:
Oh please if Nathan Bracken can get 4 wickets, it is safe to say Warne would have got just as many!

well, who knows?

your only guessing/assuming

afterall, we all know you dont rate Nathan Bracken. that must have cut you up seeing him bowl so well yesterday ;-)
 

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fish eel said:
afterall, we all know you dont rate Nathan Bracken. that must have cut you up seeing him bowl so well yesterday ;-)

Actually I was happy for him, but that does not change the fact that I believe Warne should have bowled as well. I am not happy that there are NSW hacks in the Austrlian side but I am happy to be proved wrong occasionly.
 

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NSW hacks that got nine out of the 10 wickets.

Qld showed who the real hacks were in the tour match vs the west indies
 

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fish eel said:
NSW hacks that got nine out of the 10 wickets.

Qld showed who the real hacks were in the tour match vs the west indies

Blind Freddy could have got the Windies out yesterday, they were terrible! AB Field is a lot better for batting than the GABBA, and credit has to be given to Samuels he batted extremely well. Add to that Ql'd master spinner Haurie was not playing for some absurd reason.
 
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