Australia v West Indies | 5th ODI | Melbourne | 19/02/2010

[Batman]

West Indies search for a consolation win

The series is decided so there is little but pride to play for in this match. Australia want to finish the summer undefeated across all three formats, so they won't be easing up despite resting some players. West Indies would love to leave the country with some positives ahead of their home series against Zimbabwe, so they will be keen for a consolation victory after their best hope of the series, the Sydney match, was washed out.

It has been a long, tough season for West Indies in Australia. Three months ago they embarked on a Test tour in which they were competitive but didn't win a match and there hasn't been any one-day success either. Gayle is the only member of the squad to have been in Australia for the full three months, having played in the Big bash in between series. He has this ODI and two Twenty20s in Hobart and Sydney before he can head home, and even then there is barely any time to rest.

Australia (possible) 1 Shane Watson, 2 Brad Haddin (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Clarke, 5 Cameron White, 6 Adam Voges, 7 James Hopes, 8 Steven Smith, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Ryan Harris, 11 Doug Bollinger.

West Indies (possible) 1 Chris Gayle (capt), 2 Travis Dowlin, 3 Narsingh Deonarine, 4 Wavell Hinds, 5 Brendan Nash, 6 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 7 Kieron Pollard, 8 Dwayne Smith, 9 Nikita Miller, 10 Ravi Rampaul, 11 Kemar Roach.

The MCG pitch when the teams met for the first ODI didn't have the raw speed it produced two days earlier for the Pakistan Twenty20 match. It wasn't an easy surface to bat on and Australia's 256 was more than adequate for a big win. The forecast for Friday in Melbourne is sunny and 29C.

For more detail log on to:
http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvwi09/content/current/story/448827.html

 

[giri26]

Only good thing for WI is that this cannot be a white wash. I expect them to lose 4-0 though.

 

[Batman]

Only good thing for WI is that this cannot be a white wash. I expect them to lose 4-0 though.

Lucky they won't whitewahed but unlucky for Pakistan.

 

[Batman]

Good chance for West Indies to make a consolation win atleast they win a single win. Get better result then Pakistan.

 

[Sehwag87]

Good luck Australia, Aussies are keeping their losing tally closed, they are strictly open against us. I think India is the only team that can beat Australia in Australia, we have proved that by winning the VB.

 

[161]

Windies just got CLOBBERED in the death overs.

Hopes 57 off of 26
Vogues 45 off of 36 aq

 

[jattafridi]

324-5
50 overs

 

[sillyfan]

Lucky they won't whitewahed but unlucky for Pakistan.

As the last match was abandoned it really is still a whitewash if they lose tonight. Instead of 5 matches only 4 have been player!
I cant see how an abandoned match can be classed the same as a draw as the match never really happened!

Food for thought.

Hope the WI put in a major effort and really make it a close finish.

 

[sillyfan]

Good luck Australia, Aussies are keeping their losing tally closed, they are strictly open against us. I think India is the only team that can beat Australia in Australia, we have proved that by winning the VB.

Shame IND did not prove it at home before Aus came back to play there home matches against PAK and WI! )

 

[abdul2009]

Good luck Australia, Aussies are keeping their losing tally closed, they are strictly open against us. I think India is the only team that can beat Australia in Australia, we have proved that by winning the VB.

lol are you for real?

England won it there, RSA won it there so dont go over the moon on that indian fluke win.

Yes its a fluke win coz we know what happened when an aussie 3XI visited India? ) )

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

2 sixes in a row by gayle

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

now out. thanks for memories and wasting my time

 

[Poison]

Sehwag87, go back to living in dreamland please.

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

Sehwag87, go back to living in dreamland please.

THIS.

 

[Brainiac]

Dougy bags his bunny yet again.

**** of Gayle with your 4-1, 3-1, 2-2, "Crap! I hope we win something" predictions.

) )

 

[sillyfan]

280 for WI but i really hope for them its 305!

 

[abdul2009]

Come on Aussie .
go for it

 

[sillyfan]

120 for 6! Come on WI, have a go!
I blame the whole 4 matches on Gayle open his big mouth, both the whole team down ofter 2 loses and made them not give a stuff!
Gayle, keep your mouth shut and get behind your team, its a team sport Gayle!

 

[Sehwag87]

Sehwag87, go back to living in dreamland please.

We are actually number 1 in test and 2 in odis. I don't know what you are talking about also, in the home series against Aussies it was a close felt battle 3-2 was the result, Pakistan lost 9-0 to Aussies.

 

[Amjid Javed]

So Aussies end up 9-0 out of 10 for the summer ODIs. They will be happy with that albiet against easy oppostion!

 

[abdul2009]

We are actually number 1 in test and 2 in odis. I don't know what you are talking about also, in the home series against Aussies it was a close felt battle 3-2 was the result, Pakistan lost 9-0 to Aussies.

typical indian altering the stats so that his comment can gather some merit..

the result was'nt 3-2 my friend.
Its 4-2, if not for the rains it would have been 5-2

 

[jattafridi]

pakistan VS west indies should have 5 test 5 ODI SERIES

 

[Sehwag87]

typical indian altering the stats so that his comment can gather some merit..

the result was'nt 3-2 my friend.
Its 4-2, if not for the rains it would have been 5-2

Oh my bad, 4-2. Still 2 wins are a lot better than no wins at all

 

[sillyfan]

So Aussies end up 9-0 out of 10 for the summer ODIs. They will be happy with that albiet against easy oppostion!

Yes India was easy against the Aus A side in India! )

India, the biggest minow bashers ever in the history of cricket! How are Bang and Zim going IND! )
What next IND, 15 test and ODI against the irish or are they getting a bit to good for your liking! )

 

[sillyfan]

Oh my bad, 4-2. Still 2 wins are a lot better than no wins at all

Yes but you fail to get it was in INDIA, PAK played AUS at home!

 

[Sehwag87]

Yes but you fail to get it was in INDIA, PAK played AUS at home!

Sorry no offense, But I don't think any cricketers actually would want to risk their lives in touring Pakistan, players got shot and it's a very serious issue. I still don't understand why they would attack players. How is the state in Pakistan by the way? I think it will take another 10 - 20 years for the terrorism to stop there. Your home series against Australia is coming up in England, hope you guys play well there and put up a better show than you did.

 

[Sehwag87]

Yes but you fail to get it was in INDIA, PAK played AUS at home!

Last time we toured Australia we won the ODI series in Australia.

 

[abdul2009]

Last time we toured Australia we won the ODI series in Australia.

arent we tired of hearing this again and again

atleast it was proved it was a fluke though

 

[sillyfan]

Last time we toured Australia we won the ODI series in Australia.

Yes was good for once at the low ebb of the Aus era of cricket! Aus won the series just gone in India and an even lower ebb in there strength!
India has no depth and only just one the last test in the last few overs with bad tactics, the test not being a draw was only a case of huge luck for India.
India are in trouble from here on in, with regard to ODI and Test cricket. The batsmen are now getting old with no one to take there place, the bowling is average at best! I see a long 10 plus years of rebuilding coming up for India in the not to distant future.
Trouble is this will make them more T20 than now and make the problem even worse!
Any traditional cricket lover can see whats coming, the good part is the BBCI is going to lose a lot of power over the next ten years!
Hey, but my guess is as good as anyones! )

 

[abdul2009]

Sorry no offense, But I don't think any cricketers actually would want to risk their lives in touring Pakistan, players got shot and it's a very serious issue. I still don't understand why they would attack players. How is the state in Pakistan by the way? I think it will take another 10 - 20 years for the terrorism to stop there. Your home series against Australia is coming up in England, hope you guys play well there and put up a better show than you did.

there is a chance of india touring pak next year as per another thread

 

[sillyfan]

I cant believe WI never got over 200 runs in the 4 matches! I feel for the team besides big mouth Gayle, as i think he stuffed the mindset of his team!

I really enjoyed Pollard the whole 4 matches, much respect for him.

 

[abdul2009]

I cant believe WI never got over 200 runs in the 4 matches! I feel for the team besides big mouth Gayle, as i think he stuffed the mindset of his team!

I really enjoyed Pollard the whole 4 matches, much respect for him.

they did get to 275 in one match while chasing around 300?

but anyway they suck!

test status should be dropped

 

[abdul2009]

Congrats to Aussies for winning 4-0.

Keep going.

Well done gayle, you suck at prediction too.

 

[sillyfan]

Sorry no offense, But I don't think any cricketers actually would want to risk their lives in touring Pakistan, players got shot and it's a very serious issue. I still don't understand why they would attack players. How is the state in Pakistan by the way? I think it will take another 10 - 20 years for the terrorism to stop there. Your home series against Australia is coming up in England, hope you guys play well there and put up a better show than you did.

You Idiot, the whole Com games is a bit worried as are the IPL cricketers about India!You are in the same vote as PAK at the moment in the worlds eyes and PAK had mega bad thing with the SL team that was nothing to do with players or Pak people!
Can you imagine how many fingers are crossed around the world that nothing goes wrong with the games!
The athletes are going because they have been told not to bow to terrorists or they win! Think about it, if they had a personial choaice and they could change the location, India would not be the first location for any of them or even in the top50 locations!

 

[sillyfan]

they did get to 275 in one match while chasing around 300?

but anyway they suck!

test status should be dropped

Sorry, your right. Like all cricket the closer the matches the better the sport.
There are a number of WI that stood up and did the hard yards against it.

MR 4-1 really let his side down in a huge way. Lets hope he can lift his game in the T20's and is not Boll's bunny in that also!

 

[jattafridi]

FOR AUSTRALIA


11 Most runs conceded in an innings

SPD Smith 9.5 0 78 2

 

[Sehwag87]

You Idiot, the whole Com games is a bit worried as are the IPL cricketers about India!You are in the same vote as PAK at the moment in the worlds eyes and PAK had mega bad thing with the SL team that was nothing to do with players or Pak people!
Can you imagine how many fingers are crossed around the world that nothing goes wrong with the games!
The athletes are going because they have been told not to bow to terrorists or they win! Think about it, if they had a personial choaice and they could change the location, India would not be the first location for any of them or even in the top50 locations!

I didn't pin point at Pakistani players, please read my comment before making any idiotic replies. Also no players were shot in India, make sensible comments please

 

[sillyfan]

FOR AUSTRALIA


11 Most runs conceded in an innings

SPD Smith 9.5 0 78 2

Where did that come from? )

Would that be like me saying! This winter Olympics australia has one gold{should have been two** and one silver !
Not bad for a sun burnt country! )
Sucks because in summer olympics we are in the top 5 most years! )

Sorry, just thought id come from left field like the quote!

 

[shabbu1]

They've still got it haven't they.

 

[abdul2009]

Well done mate ponting for getting the MAN OF DA SERIES



293 runs at 73.75

 

[sillyfan]

I didn't pin point at Pakistani players, please read my comment before making any idiotic replies. Also no players were shot in India, make sensible comments please

No no players have been shot yet and no com games people have been shot or blown up yet!

Look i am an outsider but if India was not involved at all with the SL team shooting, i would be shocked!
They were some well trained lads that did the job, no terrorist network is even close to that style! Just my opinion, which matters little on the scale of things!

The world of cricket lovers thanks and respects the best bus driver in the world, what a ledgend and thank mate!

 

[Billie Jean]

lol are you for real?

England won it there, RSA won it there so dont go over the moon on that indian fluke win.

Yes its a fluke win coz we know what happened when an aussie 3XI visited India? ) )

arent we tired of hearing this again and again

atleast it was proved it was a fluke though

India won the first two finals out of the best of three finals, and proved their supremacy in that series. Not to mention India also defeated Australia in one of the league matches in that series. Not to mention they defeated a full strength Aussie side without Zaheer in Perth in a Test match, and also drew one against them. Unlike Pakistan which returned home 0-9 not winning even the last T20 match )

 

[Sehwag87]

No no players have been shot yet and no com games people have been shot or blown up yet!

Look i am an outsider but if India was not involved at all with the SL team shooting, i would be shocked!
They were some well trained lads that did the job, no terrorist network is even close to that style! Just my opinion, which matters little on the scale of things!

The world of cricket lovers thanks and respects the best bus driver in the world, what a ledgend and thank mate!

Just shows how much of an Idiot you are. I won't waste my time in replying you anymore.

 

[abdul2009]

India won the first two finals out of the best of three finals, and proved their supremacy in that series. Not to mention India also defeated Australia in one of the league matches in that series. Not to mention they defeated a full strength Aussie side without Zaheer in Perth in a Test match, and also drew one against them. Unlike Pakistan which returned home 0-9 not winning even the last T20 match )

atleast pak lost to a full strength aussie team unlike indian which was thrashed by aus 3XI in home

 

[sillyfan]

India won the first two finals out of the best of three finals, and proved their supremacy in that series. Not to mention India also defeated Australia in one of the league matches in that series. Not to mention they defeated a full strength Aussie side without Zaheer in Perth in a Test match, and also drew one against them. Unlike Pakistan which returned home 0-9 not winning even the last T20 match )

So show me these number of Indian wins and the players involved! If not pull you head in and know Indian are Minow bashers!
Show me the full strength AUS team they have beaten in the number of matches you mentioned!
Waiting!

 

[sillyfan]

Just shows how much of an Idiot you are. I won't waste my time in replying you anymore.

You just did! )

So let us all know how you know that what i have said is otherwise! Bet you can not!

 

[jattafridi]

You just did! )

So let us all know how you know that what i have said is otherwise! Bet you can not!

YEAH HE JUST DID )

 

[Billie Jean]

So show me these number of Indian wins and the players involved! If not pull you head in and know Indian are Minow bashers!
Show me the full strength AUS team they have beaten in the number of matches you mentioned!
Waiting!

India's tour to Australia, 2008 -

3rd Test match - India won against a full strength Aussie team consisting of Hayden and Gilchrist.

4th Test match - India drew the match against a full strength Aussie team


CB series in the same tour -

India won a league match against the Aussies, and then went on to win the first 2 finals out of the best of 3 finals. The Aussie team wasn't missing a single member, and most of all it also had Hayden and Gilchrist.



Links -

3rd Test match - http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvind/engine/match/291353.html

4th Test match - http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvind/engine/match/291354.html

CB series league match - http://www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/match/291362.html

1st Final - http://www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/match/291371.html

2nd Final - http://www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/match/291372.html

 

[Billie Jean]

atleast pak lost to a full strength aussie team unlike indian which was thrashed by aus 3XI in home

At least India defeated a far superior Aussie side away from home in an ODI series, that too in a best of 3 Finals ....... unlike Pakistan who returned home with a fabulous record of 0-9 in the entire tour) )

Not to mention 0-12 in the last 12 Test match featuring Pakistan and Australia. I'm sure no team in history can achieve this record achieved by the Pak team ) )

 

[abdul2009]

At least India defeated a far superior Aussie side away from home in an ODI series, that too in a best of 3 Finals ....... unlike Pakistan who returned home with a fabulous record of 0-9 in the entire tour) )

Not to mention 0-12 in the last 12 Test match featuring Pakistan and Australia. I'm sure no team in history can achieve this record achieved by the Pak team ) )

lol, we lost to Australia and not to INDIA.
No issues in losing to Aus, as india has also got a terrible record against em..

 

[Billie Jean]

lol, we lost to Australia and not to INDIA.
No issues in losing to Aus, as india has also got a terrible record against em..

) ) Of course. Which must be the reason why India is the only team which defeated a full strength Aussie team for a series during the height of their dominance, drew a Test series in Australia, and most importantly have been the only team during the height of their dominance to defeat them in at least one Test match match every time there has been a series against them (except the 1999 Test series).

Unlike your fantastic record of 4 consecutive series white washes against them ) ) )

P.S. India have won 3 Test series against Australia at home and drew one against them away from home since 1998. Contrary, Pakistan hasn't won a single Test match nor have they drawn one against Australia since 1998.

 

[Sehwag87]

abdul2009 just got pawned LOL )
Good work Billie

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

abdul2009 just got pawned LOL )
Good work Billie

He got spanked...

 

[Shayan]

I don't understand why some Pakistani posters here get into such arguments with the Indian ones. The fact is, we are nowhere near as good as India at the moment, and there is absolutely no way you can twist the stats to make us look better. We deserve some good-natured abuse for our teams recent showing in Australia. Just accept it for now and hope that our team starts winning some games and playing to its potential.

 

[Lethal]

^^
Exactly.

West Indies got hammered just like Pakistan.

Well done Australia.

 

[Muhammad]

Windies were always going to get stuffed with that team, completely lacked depth.

To be honest I thought they did well earlier in the series restricting OZ to scores of 267 and 225, but it all fell apart in the last couple of games, Smith and Pollard are useful backups but nothing more.

Any ODI side would miss Sarwan, Chander and Bravo(not to mention the bowlers), would've lost with them too in all likelehood but could've certainly snatched a game or two.

 

[Fawad2010]

i thought this thread was for WI and AUS. IMO, Pak has better bowling, India has better batting but this is not the thread to discuss that

 

[HuZi]

Windies were always going to get stuffed with that team, completely lacked depth.

To be honest I thought they did well earlier in the series restricting OZ to scores of 267 and 225, but it all fell apart in the last couple of games, Smith and Pollard are useful backups but nothing more.

Any ODI side would miss Sarwan, Chander and Bravo(not to mention the bowlers), would've lost with them too in all likelehood but could've certainly snatched a game or two.

I agree with you man, THey need to play witht his team!

Chris Gayle (C)
Lendl Simmons
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Shiv. Chanderpaul
Dwayne Bravo (VC)
Darren Bravo
Kieron Pollard
Denesh Ramdin (+)
Jerome Taylor
Fidel Edwards
Kemar Roach

Darren Sammy
Dwayne Smith
Nikita Miller

this should be their team!

 

[Batman]

i thought this thread was for WI and AUS. IMO, Pak has better bowling, India has better batting but this is not the thread to discuss that

Exactly!

 

[sillyfan]

India's tour to Australia, 2008 -

3rd Test match - India won against a full strength Aussie team consisting of Hayden and Gilchrist.

4th Test match - India drew the match against a full strength Aussie team


CB series in the same tour -

India won a league match against the Aussies, and then went on to win the first 2 finals out of the best of 3 finals. The Aussie team wasn't missing a single member, and most of all it also had Hayden and Gilchrist.



Links -

3rd Test match - http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvind/engine/match/291353.html

4th Test match - http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvind/engine/match/291354.html

CB series league match - http://www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/match/291362.html

1st Final - http://www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/match/291371.html

2nd Final - http://www.cricinfo.com/cbs/engine/match/291372.html

Are the drugs legal you take? )

Full strength team with Gilly and Haydo! ) Are you under 25? if so you need to look and learn a bit more! )

 

[sillyfan]

i thought this thread was for WI and AUS. IMO, Pak has better bowling, India has better batting but this is not the thread to discuss that

Indians like to make every cricket thread theres, even when they fail! )

 

[sillyfan]

) ) Of course. Which must be the reason why India is the only team which defeated a full strength Aussie team for a series during the height of their dominance, drew a Test series in Australia, and most importantly have been the only team during the height of their dominance to defeat them in at least one Test match match every time there has been a series against them (except the 1999 Test series).

Unlike your fantastic record of 4 consecutive series white washes against them ) ) )

P.S. India have won 3 Test series against Australia at home and drew one against them away from home since 1998. Contrary, Pakistan hasn't won a single Test match nor have they drawn one against Australia since 1998.

That is amazing after India playing cricket for 50+ years! )