WI tour of Australia, Dec 2 - Jan 7

[dan08]

Dowrich looked quite good when he debuted this year. Much better prospect than Chandrika.

[Toby F]

I actually thought it was a pretty good effort by the Windies to make it last 4 days, given the overwhelming position Australia were in after day 2. They could have just lost hope and folded, but showed some fighting spirit instead. A few players made a good contribution with the bat, but their bowling needs a lot of improvement, especially on flat pitches like this (another tediously flat MCG pitch by the way ).

A spinning pitch in Sydney is as likely as a bouncy pitch at the WACA. We here about "two spinners" it every year, but I doubt it will happen unless the quicks are totally knackered. Hazelwood seems to struggle to last a full series.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Marsh seems good enough to be a genuine seamer, going on stats. So it's not much hardship to elect for another spinner. Not that likely though.

[yuppie]

Think Marsh might be expected to bowl a few more overs at the SCG.

Siddle looked tired from the feed i was watching. Hazelwood as well. Si expect to see a few changes. May as well try a second spinner as well.

Using test matches against to windies as practice games for future series. Not good. Last time for a long time that the Windies will be playing at either the MCG or SCG

[Arthur Crabtree]

With Siddle being replaced by O'Keefe, there must be a chance a second spinner will play.

[GarlicJam]

A certainty, I reckon .

[mikesiva]

Everything is so hunky-dory with the West Indies team that there's no need to change anything. The only change is an enforced one. Chandrika is injured, which means that Shai is once again a middle-order batsman converted into an opener.

Roach keeps his place, and Cummins warms the bench again. Bishoo is still injured, so force-ripe Warrican plays....

[Arthur Crabtree]

Hope's gone.

Maybe WI would get better vibes from an opener called Thebadtimeshave...

[Arthur Crabtree]

Nice recovery though. Off to bed. Maybe WI will have a good day... Don't forget everyone flunks the start of a tour these days... More or less.

[dan08]

Australia are evens to win the Test. Is there loads of rain coming?

[Toby F]

Brathwaitte to 50. Good first session for the Windies so far, though I have probably doomed them to loosing a wicket by saying that.

And 1/92 at the end of the session. Couldn't ask for much more if you chose to bat.

[GarlicJam]

Australia are evens to win the Test. Is there loads of rain coming?

Yesterday I heard that rain will be the winner this test

[from_the_stands]

Oh dear. Samuels runs himself out, and the covers come on before Samuels gets off the ground.

[from_the_stands]

It looks like it's going to belt down.

[mikesiva]

We're struggling along at two and a half runs an over...but at least we haven't been bowled out for under 200!

However, Kraigg's 85 shines like a candle in the darkness...Shai out for nine, Lil Bravo for 33, Samuels for four, Blackwood for 11, and Holder for one.