2nd Test Australia v West Indies Jan 25-29 1430hrs @ the Gabba

[PonsfordMagpie]

Another partnership building.

I jinxed it.

 

[PhatBoy]

Australia’s day but can’t complain from where we were. Very pleased with the fight back: if we could squeeze it to 300 from 5-64 I would take that 100 times over.

 

[The Tilt]

Anyway. Well done to the Windies for working their way back into the match. This should last well into day 3, at this rate.

 

[Jamurp]

Windies could’ve been all out 120, great effort to post a total, our boys looked frustrated by the end.

 

[frankrizzo]

Should be perfect batting day tomorrow flat deck and going to be brutal bowling conditions 37 and humid batting been ordinary all summer but this is as good as we will get conditions wise.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Great effort by the Windies.

At least we have a good contest on our hands.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

That was some great grit from the windies given they were 5 down for **** all.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

First session = 5/64

Second session = 0/81

Final session = 3/121

 

[freo_leo29]

Do we think Ussie knew he was Test Player of the year or just got it mixed up with in the team of the year there?

 

[southern_crusher]

Windies have done well today.

 

[Cleavy]

good fight shown by the Windies

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

A good effort from the Windies to bat out the day and night, I didn't think they would when they were 5 down by lunch or whatever it's called

Dinner

 

[Ekomaira]

really impressive fightback from the Windies

 

[frankrizzo]

At an average of 52, Khawaja rates only 11th highest average from those playing 5 tests or more (only Australia played more than 8), 3 superb tons but also 3 ducks, and the lowest strike rate of the top 25.

Probably deserves the award, but dont feel its a particularly standout one.

Ussie was top scorer from EITHER side in away series in india and in away series in england thats a pretty special achievement in one year, out of the 4 finalists for player of the year who would you say was clearly above him anyway?

Root played a few home series to get most of his runs in 2023 with only two away tests for year so even if you take into account usman playing more matches you cant ignore that he made runs away in india and england while root made them mostly at home.

head had great year but didnt perform as well away from home as usman did, ashwin had 40 wickets for year in 8 tests but once again nearly all at home i dont see how thats better than top scoring away in india and england? so its easy to poke a few holes in his year but seems like ones he was up against you can do that as well.

also just seems weird to use volume of tests against him when 9 of the 13 tests for year were two of the toughest tours we face not like he filled his boots at home in 9-10 tests with 2-3 tests away for year.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

I thought lunch is tea and tea is dinner in D/N test matches, whatever it is it just seems wrong.

I think that's what it is.

 

[largebus]

I think that's what it is.

They had the dinner first this Test, I guess so they get the 40 min break earlier.

 

[Present Not Past]

Good day for the Windies.

 

[PhatBoy]

Good day for the Windies.

Still brhind the game but a lot better than it could have been

 

[Tandy]

Atleast WI have given us something. Might last 4 days now

 

[grumbleguts]

Hey num nuts, 5 for once again, captain adventurous is going great guns

Was this in English?

 

[Tandy]

It could still be over in 3 days if Shamar Joseph and his mates can bowl Australia out twice in two days, stranger things have happened.

I'd love that just for the absolute chaos and pandemonium it would cause!

 

[SC_Power]

Ussie was top scorer from EITHER side in away series in india and in away series in england thats a pretty special achievement in one year, out of the 4 finalists for player of the year who would you say was clearly above him anyway?

Root played a few home series to get most of his runs in 2023 with only two away tests for year so even if you take into account usman playing more matches you cant ignore that he made runs away in india and england while root made them mostly at home.

head had great year but didnt perform as well away from home as usman did, ashwin had 40 wickets for year in 8 tests but once again nearly all at home i dont see how thats better than top scoring away in india and england? so its easy to poke a few holes in his year but seems like ones he was up against you can do that as well.

also just seems weird to use volume of tests against him when 9 of the 13 tests for year were two of the toughest tours we face not like he filled his boots at home in 9-10 tests with 2-3 tests away for year.

I’m sure we can agree to disagree, and leave it at that, no opinions are likely to be changed.

 

[sdfc]

Great day's cricket. Pity Joseph got out.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

 

[The 4th Horseman]

Brave to come out in public like that. I know others who have no clue and stayed in the closet of cluelessness a lot longer without admitting it overtly.

Oh grumbleguts, the sarcasm meter broken ?