Australia v West Indies | 2nd Test | Melbourne | Dec 26-30, 2015 | Australia win by 177 runs

[Abdul]

Australia Squad

SPD Smith*, SM Boland, JA Burns, JR Hazlewood, UT Khawaja, NM Lyon, MR Marsh, SE Marsh, PM Nevill†, SNJ O'Keefe, JL Pattinson, PM Siddle, AC Voges, DA Warner

West Indies Squad

JO Holder*, KC Brathwaite, D Bishoo, J Blackwood, CR Brathwaite, DM Bravo, R Chandrika, ML Cummins, SO Dowrich†, SD Hope†, D Ramdin†, KAJ Roach, MN Samuels, JE Taylor, JA Warrican

 

[Markhor]

Oh Jesus Christ, let the phainty begin again.

 

[Abdullah719]

Big (tough) call by Australia to leave out Shaun Marsh for Khawaja, but I suspect the Aussies around here will be pleased.

The only question regarding this match is: Can WI take this to Day 4?

 

[SunTzu]

Wet morning. Windies gain half hour.

 

[Abdullah719]

Wet morning. Windies gain half hour.

They can draw this (I think) if 3 days are washed out.

 

[SunTzu]

They can draw this (I think) if 3 days are washed out.

unfortunately it's unlikely that it will rain the next few days. It was really hot the last few days.

 

[Abdullah719]

Looks like a fair bit of grass on the pitch.

 

[Aman]

Aus v Rain > Aus v WI.

 

[Space Cat]

Bill Lawry.

Love the guy but its not enough to get me interested in this mismatch.

 

[Aman]

Test cricket in Australia must be terribly boring to watch.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies 147 / 1

Why WI chose bowling first ?

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies batters have made most of this WI attack in this series.

 

[Justcrazy]

Khawja

 

[Justcrazy]

Both batsmen looking good for hundred here

 

[Madplayer]

Australia are too good at home for any team. Dont know why WI are being singled out.

 

[Justcrazy]

193/ 1

Tea taken.

 

[axl100mph]

West indies dont hv somebody like boult to charge in at 128kph all day and make it an even contest

 

[#GreenRoars]

As expected, T20 in Test.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Fill your boots time for Aussie batsmen once again against a pathetic W.I bowling line up which has no discipline, this will be another 3/4 day romp for the aussies.

 

[The_KING]

Chalo ji. This match is already over.

 

[Abdul]

Wonderful stuff from Steven Smith; probably the best batsman in the World right now alongside Kane Williamson.

 

[Justcrazy]

Burns : 128

Khawja : 144

Smith 134

Vouges : 106


WI really here , four batsmen getting hundreds.

 

[Justcrazy]

10 / 0

5 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

WI will have to grind a lot here to save this game, long time ahead.

 

[Justcrazy]

29 / 0

so far good for WI

 

[Justcrazy]

Tea

WI openers survive till tea so far

33/ 0

 

[Justcrazy]

siddle back bowling after Tea

 

[Justcrazy]

"out

Lyon strikes. Beautiful ball Great flight , ball dips and timber

 

[Justcrazy]

Lyon is bowling really well here , WI need to play him well here.

 

[Chrish]

honestly is anyone even watching this?

 

[Justcrazy]

53 / 3


Drinks

 

[Justcrazy]

Samuels has become a liablity for WI Team , now that he cannot bowl.

 

[Justcrazy]

Blackwood getting some runs here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Can this two survive till stumps today

 

[Justcrazy]

four down.

 

[anuk]

Siddle seems to have gained a few ks in speed. Good to see, he's too young to be written off for good.

 

[anuk]

Can the windies see out the day?

 

[Justcrazy]

5 down

WI heading towards a big loss.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Oooooooo 6 down

 

[Aman]

Another 3 dayer.

I wonder if CA will ask Smith to not enforce the follow on so the match can go to the 4th day.

 

[jog_1]

Disgusting. These pitched are a disgrace to Test cricket, let alone cricket.

 

[GenericBrand]

How is the pitch at fault when the friggin Windies can't even bat on a flat pitch. Anything sporting and they'd fold for 50 and CA knows that.

 

[Aman]

West indies showing some fight.

 

[Justcrazy]

WI showing some fight finally here . three ducks in there innings really hurt them.

 

[Justcrazy]

lyon gets another one.

 

[Justcrazy]

3 runs , 250 up for WI

 

[Justcrazy]

Bravo moves to 70.

 

[Justcrazy]

Lyon looking for his 5 fer here.

 

[MMHS]

From 6/90 in 40 overs, WI has played over 100 overs, impressive. I don't understand why they are so inconsistent - it's not about new ball either, because last 3 wickets played 20 new ball overs.

 

[ChachaCricket]

From 6/90 in 40 overs, WI has played over 100 overs, impressive. I don't understand why they are so inconsistent - it's not about new ball either, because last 3 wickets played 20 new ball overs.

They have couple of young players who can play. They're just missing confidence and a leader, backed by a strong board.

 

[Justcrazy]

WI all out

Australia will bat again !

 

[Justcrazy]

From 6/90 in 40 overs, WI has played over 100 overs, impressive. I don't understand why they are so inconsistent - it's not about new ball either, because last 3 wickets played 20 new ball overs.

The three ducks of Samuels , Ramdin , Holder hurt them , otherwise some contributions from them they should have got close to 400 here

 

[Justcrazy]

Burns starts with a boundary

 

[Justcrazy]

Burns gone

 

[Convict]

Shocking innings and again Burns shows why he won't be a test standard opening batsman

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies leading by 317 runs now

 

[ChachaCricket]

The game going into day 4 is an achievement in itself for the Windies. Let's see if they can push it to day 5.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Another century for smith coming up.

 

[Abdullah719]

Overnight declaration. 460 to win.
Apparently Hazlewood just bowled a ball at 164.2kph. There goes Starc's record.

Aussie speedguns.

 

[Suleiman]

West Indies will win, have some insider info.

Bookmark this post.

 

[axl100mph]

Overnight declaration. 460 to win.
Apparently Hazlewood just bowled a ball at 164.2kph. There goes Starc's record.

Aussie speedguns.

Starc did bowl 160.
It was not a speed gun error.
I came to this conclusion after going through his other spells and the 160 kph ball definitely seemed faster than his his 145-150 kph deliveries

 

[axl100mph]

West Indies will win, have some insider info.

Bookmark this post.

Bet?

 

[Suleiman]

Bet?

Sh!t I actually I think I should delete that post. If it somehow comes true I can get in some serious trouble if pakpassion turns me into icc with fbi, csi, isi, moussad, raw all coming after me.

 

[Abdullah719]

Starc did bowl 160.
It was not a speed gun error.
I came to this conclusion after going through his other spells and the 160 kph ball definitely seemed faster than his his 145-150 kph deliveries

Well, officially it wasn't a speed gun error, so I guess Starc's will stay in the records.

This one from Hazlewood was already clarified to be a mistake... obviously.

 

[Abdullah719]

Sh!t I actually I think I should delete that post. If it somehow comes true I can get in some serious trouble if pakpassion turns me into icc with fbi, csi, isi, moussad, raw all coming after me.

Don't worry.

Out hogaya.

 

[axl100mph]

Sh!t I actually I think I should delete that post. If it somehow comes true I can get in some serious trouble if pakpassion turns me into icc with fbi, csi, isi, moussad, raw all coming after me.

Chal oye,
Pesey nikaal
No funny excuses. You have already wasted so much of my time in trying to bookmark your post ( I didnt know how to bookmark)

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[Haroon786]

Smith should've have gone for the second ton in the match, he surely wasn't afraid that WI would be able to bat the game if he played for an hour on day 4 ?

 

[Haroon786]

Don't worry.

Out hogaya.

Bro what's up with your avatar pic ?

 

[Sachin136]

Smith should've have gone for the second ton in the match, he surely wasn't afraid that WI would be able to bat the game if he played for an hour on day 4 ?

No but as we saw in how he declared early when Voges was on 269, Smith likes to save the last 2 days to go play golf.

 

[Abdullah719]

Bro what's up with your avatar pic ?

Oh man, I almost forgot. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[axl100mph]

Oh man, I almost forgot. Thanks for the reminder.

Dayumn, how can I get that hairdo?.

Seriously, with all that bcci money, cant he get a decent set of hair given that he is a public figure and has to look presenteable

 

[ChachaCricket]

Chandrika to score a double and chase this down.

 

[axl100mph]

Mitch marsh bowling quick here
And we hv posters like zabalestmsm who think that Hammad 'typhoon' Azam can be our answer to him

 

[axl100mph]

Chandrika to score a double and chase this down.

If chandrika can do that, to mujh men kia kumi hai:ahmed

 

[Abdullah719]

Solid stuff. Chandrika yet to pass the magical 25 mark, though.

 

[Abdullah719]

Dayumn, how can I get that hairdo?.

Seriously, with all that bcci money, cant he get a decent set of hair given that he is a public figure and has to look presenteable

It's natural, bro. Either you have it or you don't.

 

[axl100mph]

It's natural, bro. Either you have it or you don't.

Talk about being mean

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[Aman]

Starc did bowl 160.
It was not a speed gun error.
I came to this conclusion after going through his other spells and the 160 kph ball definitely seemed faster than his his 145-150 kph deliveries

I watched that spell live, he didn't get one past 155 and randomly bowled one at 160kph.

Taylor played it with ease too.

In the same Test, Tim Southee was clocked at 150 kph.

I've never seen him bowl anywhere near that in ODI's before, yet he was somehow able to do it in a Test.

 

[Aman]

WI have fought well here, they might even take it to the 5th day.

 

[Gilly]

I watched that spell live, he didn't get one past 155 and randomly bowled one at 160kph.

Taylor played it with ease too.

In the same Test, Tim Southee was clocked at 150 kph.

I've never seen him bowl anywhere near that in ODI's before, yet he was somehow able to do it in a Test.

It really bothers you that Starc bowled a ball @ 160kmh. Its history now, nobody cares.