CRICKET Australia v West Indies

[BroncsFan]

And Smudge drops a catch. Definitely one he should've taken.

The batters have been fucking useless this whole test

 

[BroncsFan]

Hazelwood gets a wicket in the last over... could've been two if Smudge didn't get the dropsies.

 

[Fernando]

Great days play, hopefully the rain stays away over the weekend.

India are grinding the bazballers into the dust in the 1st test in India. They've got ridiculous batting depth in home conditions with Axar at #9.

 

[BroncsFan]

Labs hasn't been good for quite some time now

Marnus is a weird one... when he gets to the crease it's like he has no interest in actually scoring runs at the moment. Like he sees his time in the middle as a nets session and he just wants to face balls rather than a match where runs are needed.

There will be times where he's leaving everything outside off and completely refusing to score on the offside... and then others where he keeps playing at balls outside off like he wants to feel bat on ball, but he's not looking to rotate the strike... and then he inevitably gets out nicking.

He's had a few positive innings this summer, but they mostly felt like missed opportunities where he gets a start but then he finds a way to get himself out.

It feels like a symptom that has been plaguing the Aus batsmen for a few years now... at any point they can get out no matter how set they are at the crease... and in most cases it's not good bowling that is getting them out it's just them getting out to shots that weren't needed.

As a group it's like they're having a real hard time figuring out how to keep the score board ticking over without it needing to be off higher risk shots.

The second innings in Sydney Marnus looked maybe the most comfortable he has in a while... he was picking up singles to rotate the strike, putting bad balls away and just accumulating runs without needing to take any big risks.

Coming into the Aust batting innings yesterday... absolutely everyone was aware of how dangerous the new pink ball is, but it pretty much dies away after 15 overs. Labs comes out fidgeting at a chest high ball on a 7th wicket line and nicks off to a slips cordon that was completely stacked.

In previous years those would be ones that Labs just ignores and leaves to go through to the keeper until the balls is dead and then he picks up his scoring rate.

 

[BroncsFan]

Blazing hot day again for the Aussie bowlers... 35 degrees and 75% humidity... they're going to be spent again by the night session... if it gets that far.

 

[BroncsFan]

Looking like a long day in the field for the Aussies today... doesn't look to be any demons out there at all and this is when the ball is meant to actually do something

 

[mrslong]

Credit to the crowd. There’s no way I’d be at the game today in this heat.

 

[BroncsFan]

No idea why they keep bowling so full... the ball is doing absolutely nothing... anything full is like a throw down in the nets and is getting treated like one.

Only chance of anything is top of off or back of a length to make it hard for them to score and hope they edge one.

 

[BroncsFan]

That is just terrible batting... he literally hit it to that same fielder on the previous ball... they do a carbon copy and this time he spoons it.

 

[Big Del]

No idea why they keep bowling so full... the ball is doing absolutely nothing... anything full is like a throw down in the nets and is getting treated like one.

And , he`s caught at short cover from a full ball . LOL .

 

[BroncsFan]

And , he`s caught at short cover from a full ball . LOL .

Did you not see the highlights of the first session??

They've been absolutely flogging it down the field from half volleys... but great contribution as usual

 

[Big Del]

Watched it .
It was Mc Kenzie who was driving . They got out Brathwaite .
Mere details though .

 

[Sproj]

Smith drops another one. Tough chance for sure but as @BroncsFan said, the batsmen have been useless this test.

 

[Browny]

Smith hasn’t looked interested in playing for the last 3 years

 

[BroncsFan]

Head with a screamer of a run out!!

 

[BroncsFan]

Green has been bowling great today... done a fair bit of work as well... think he's bowled 10 overs so far.

He could've had 3 wickets or so, but dropped catches and slightly missed opportunities means he's only got the 1.

Has been great use of him, because it's meant Hazelwood and Starc haven't had to bowl as much in the 37 degree heat and should be fresher for the last 1.5 sessions today.

 

[Harry Sack]

Ouch

 

[Browny]

Wow no ball wicket equals a retired hurt