Cricket Season Thread

[Stevec]

Beautiful sunny day in Barbados
We win toss and will bat
Wicket looks dry and brown

 

[Stevec]

Seales bowling ball swinging huge
Seales bowling ave 22 Strike rate 39 that's impressive

 

[Buttface]

Beautiful sunny day in Barbados
We win toss and will bat
Wicket looks dry and brown

Some patches of grass, I’d be aiming for those this morning.
Carlos reckons it’ll only get harder to bat on.

 

[Buttface]

Takes off!!!

 

[Buttface]

Lands on the grassy patch and he’s out.

 

[Stevec]

Windies opening bowlers very impressive
Hard to believe they are not ranked higher
Konstas out LBW on review

 

[Buttface]

Windies opening bowlers very impressive
Hard to believe they are not ranked higher
Konstas out LBW on review

What was the umpy looking at?

 

[Stevec]

Green dropped 2nd ball

 

[Stevec]

Greens test career at no 3
Out 3rd ball
Out 2nd ball
Dropped 2nd ball - was a waist high simple catch to gully
He's a shocking starter

 

[Stevec]

Shamar Joseph what a bowler
Last time he played Australia he single handedly won the test with his 6-78
Now today he gets Konstas Lbw for 3
gets Green dropped 2nd ball
gets Kwajaja dropped his 18th ball
He should have 3 for already but Windies 2 drops already

 

[Stevec]

We are 1-12 after 9 overs
Maybe we will resemble the Boycott or Lawry era of exciting test cricket
How's that going to compete with Bazball
Green now out for 3
Please this experiment is over !
Green is way too nervous to bat where he is

 

[Stevec]

First hour 2-19
Your right BF Those odd grassy patches causing big in seamers
Ball that got Konstas was a beauty
Green dropped 2nd ball out 20th ball
Think Pat made bad call to bat first

 

[Stevec]

Head comes in Tempo changes
Uzzie cuts loose
First 16 overs 26 runs
Next 2 overs 21 runs

 

[Stevec]

From 3-22 after 15.1 overs then Uzzie and Head mini rescue
They put on 0-43 off next 9.5 overs
Konstas out lbw for 3 ( a jaffa of a ball )
Green out caught for 3 ( also dropped on 0 )
Inglis out for 5 ( tried to hit a very short ball for 6 and it went straight up )
Kwajaja 32 not out ,Head 21 not out
LUNCH 3-65 session to Windies but Head and Uzzie starting to dominate
A big tick our 2 regulars A big flop our 3 rookies

 

[Stevec]

Uzzie finally out for 47 off 128 balls
He was a little scratchy as he was dropped twice on 6 and 35 but both really difficult chances
Head and Uzzie 89 run partnership Head contribution 51 not out off 61 balls Travis is a cut above the rest
Big Beau now in so hoping he can replicate his heroics from SCG last Jan
4-113 after 41 overs
Superman Shamar Joseph has 3 wickets and 2 drops off his bowling

 

[Stevec]

Beau getting bogged down Head seen little strike lately
Shamar nearly gets Webster edge falls a foot short of 2nd slip

 

[Stevec]

Beau Webster clean bowled by Shamar for 11
Shamar Joseph now figures 4-25
Aust 5-123
Head only faced 2 balls while Webster in .Poor rotation of strike by Webster

 

[Stevec]

IMO only 2 Aussie batsmen in form that's the 2 South Australians
Head and Carey .Kwajaja got 47 but with 2 dropped catches was scratchy
Konstas got a new ball jaffa but the rest will not win the Ashes this year
Much work to be done
By the way the Windies over rate is dreadful

 

[Stevec]

Carey out flashing at wide ball caught 2nd slip
Aust 6-138 at tea ( Head 59 not out )
Its Head + the bowlers after tea
Totally unsatisfactory. We can't rely on 1 guy
This squad will not retain the ashes !!!

 

[Stevec]

Head out 5th ball after tea 59
Starc a 5 ball 0
Capt Pat quick fire 28 .Looks our 2nd best with the bat
All out 180 Lyon 9 not out also looked more competent than some
Note these low scores
Konstas 3 , Green 3 , Inglis 5 , Webster 11 , Carey 8 , Starc 0 , Hazelwood 4 ,
That's 7 guys total 30 runs
Acceptable scores Head 59 , Kwajaja 47 , Cummins 28 ,Lyon 9 not out

Wicket doing a bit so can our big 3 fight back ?
FFS Mr Bailey you have to solve this SOON
IMO this wicket would really suit Scott Boland but he's not playing !