Australia v West Indies 2023/24

[BenDoolan]

Squad announced for 1st Test…

Pat Cummins (c)
Scott Boland
Alex Carey
Cameron Green
Josh Hazlewood
Travis Head
Usman Khawaja
Marnus Labuschagne
Nathan Lyon
Mitchell Marsh
Matthew Renshaw
Steven Smith
Mitchell Starc

Cam Bancroft misses out despite averaging 50 over the past 2 Shield seasons.

ODI squad…

Steven Smith (c)
Sean Abbott
Nathan Ellis
Cameron Green
Aaron Hardie
Travis Head
Josh Inglis
Marnus Labuschagne
Glenn Maxwell
Lance Morris
Jhye Richardson
Matt Short
Adam Zampa

[grassy1]

Squad announced for 1st Test…

Pat Cummins (c)
Scott Boland
Alex Carey
Cameron Green
Josh Hazlewood
Travis Head
Usman Khawaja
Marnus Labuschagne
Nathan Lyon
Mitchell Marsh
Matthew Renshaw
Steven Smith
Mitchell Starc

Cam Bancroft misses out despite averaging 50 over the past 2 Shield seasons.

ODI squad…

Steven Smith (c)
Sean Abbott
Nathan Ellis
Cameron Green
Aaron Hardie
Travis Head
Josh Inglis
Marnus Labuschagne
Glenn Maxwell
Lance Morris
Jhye Richardson
Matt Short
Adam Zampa

Oh Well Benny,if the New South Wales,sorry......Australian Team wants to get all sooky about him,we'll keep him at WA for a potential Hat-trick of Sheffield Shield and One Day Titles.

Just when you start to like them again,they give you a reason NOT to!Will support the newer blokes in the team,if there are any.

Smith as Opener?We all know that was a bloody Charade CA,even if he does bat there.If the promising West Indian quick whose name escapes me right now,goes through him,well that worked out well,didn't it? As focused as he was at 4,he was barely hanging on recently#-o

[BenDoolan]

Kemar Roach or Alzarri Joseph?

[grassy1]

Might be Joseph.

Don't think Kemar's a Rookie these days.

[s'dreams]

Smith will do OK against the WI

We are talking about a touring team that wouldn't win against any of the shield teams and has its best players refusing to play tests.

This should have been an opportunity to try out Harris or Bancroft after years of CA diddling about.

Instead, they engineer a way for their favorite (Green) to come into the team despite him having a quiet patch of late.

Having 2 all rounders in the team is risky, especially if they get serious competition playing overseas.

The selection committee chooses more favorites than a Cadbury's box.

[grassy1]

Not swallowing the Horseshit from Bailey!

If Cam is good with the Team,PICK HIM AS THE SPECIALIST OPENER,GEORGE!

[grassy1]

Gee,when was the last time any Skipper,let alone an Australian one,Won the Toss and put the other Team in to Bat on the Adelaide Wicket?

Worried much that a Certain Elevation might Blow Up in your Face,CA?He still might might have to Bat before Stumps!What,you're going to put a Night Watchman to Open as well?

[BenDoolan]

1st Test in Adelaide

WI 188 (K. McKenzie 50, P. Cummins 4-41, J. Hazlewood 4-44) & 120 (J. Hazlewood 5-35, N. Lyon 2-4, M. Starc 2-46) defeated by AUS 283 (T. Head 119, U. Khawaja 45, S. Joseph 5-94, J. Greaves 2-36, K. Roach 2-48) & 0/26

Man of the Match: Travis Head

[BenDoolan]

Fantastic stuff from debutant Shamar Joseph

36 batting at #11 (and really looked good), then takes a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket. Outstanding.

[grassy1]

Fantastic stuff from debutant Shamar Joseph

36 batting at #11 (and really looked good), then takes a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket. Outstanding.

Don't wanna take anything away from him,but that 1st Wicket was a Formality!

[BenDoolan]

Genuinely rapt for Shamar Joseph. Outstanding debut so far. Congrats on the 5 wicket haul

Their second innings is in completely disarray. Shamar might have to save them with the bat again!

[grassy1]

Yes,quite a story if heard right,for how far he's come in Life to get there!

Well Done Shamar!

[BenDoolan]

And Shamar finished the Test match forcing Khawaja from the ground. He’s had one hell of an impact in his debut!

[grassy1]

Heard Ussie took his eye off the Ball.

You may have had a helmet, but how often does that happen now?

[BenDoolan]

2nd Test in Brisbane - Day / Night

WI 311 (J. Da Silva 79, K. Hodge 71, K. Sinclair 50, M. Starc 4-82, J. Hazlewood 2-38, N. Lyon 2-81) & 193 (K. McKenzie 41, J. Hazlewood 3-23, N. Lyon 3-42) defeated AUS 9/289 dec (U. Khawaja 75, A. Carey 65, P. Cummins 64*, A. Joseph 4-84, K. Roach 3-47) & 207 (S. Smith 91*, C. Green 42, S. Joseph 7-68, A. Joseph 2-62)

Man of the Match: Shamar Joseph

Man of the Series: Shamar Joseph

[grassy1]

Just curious about how many players in our Team right now,have Covid.

[BenDoolan]

What a f****** Test match!!

Gotta say… Shamar Joseph just put in one of the best bowling displays I have ever seen! The guy had a butchered toe and just bowled his absolute heart out today. What an amazing effort. He is an absolute ripper!

Travis Head - KING PAIR. What a nut he copped

Another Test where Australia lose by less than 10 runs.

This is just an amazing victory by the Windies. Absolutely rapt for them. The Australian team had a combined test experience of 702 matches versus the Windies with a combined 241 Test matches. Incredible. And despite that, Alfie Langer was lamenting the severely inexperienced Windies batters that they didn’t convert their starts and “would cost them the Test match”.

Well, for starters, their batsmen are up against an attack with over 1000 Test wickets amongst them. Then a bloke in his 2nd Test match, with a busted toe, tears through our line up. FMD Alfie

I love this new kid - and his background story. Knight him already. Sir Shamar Joseph. He’s already up there with Sir Garfield Sobers

[grassy1]

What a f****** Test match!!

Gotta say… Shamar Joseph just put in one of the best bowling displays I have ever seen! The guy had a butchered toe and just bowled his absolute heart out today. What an amazing effort. He is an absolute ripper!

Travis Head - KING PAIR. What a nut he copped

Another Test where Australia lose by less than 10 runs.

This is just an amazing victory by the Windies. Absolutely rapt for them. The Australian team had a combined test experience of 702 matches versus the Windies with a combined 241 Test matches. Incredible. And despite that, Alfie Langer was lamenting the severely inexperienced Windies batters that they didn’t convert their starts and “would cost them the Test match”.

Well, for starters, their batsmen are up against an attack with over 1000 Test wickets amongst them. Then a bloke in his 2nd Test match, with a busted toe, tears through our line up. FMD Alfie

I love this new kid - and his background story. Knight him already. Sir Shamar Joseph. He’s already up there with Sir Garfield Sobers

Great Summation,Benny!

[BenDoolan]

1st ODI

WI 231 off 48.4 overs (K. Carty 88, R. Chase 59, X. Bartlett 4-17, C. Green 2-40, S. Abbott 2-42) defeated by AUS 2/232 off 38.3 overs (S. Smith 79*, C. Green 77*, J. Inglis 65)

[BenDoolan]

Well done to the Uncanny X-man on debut!

Cam Green had a good allround match

And IMO, I believe Spencer Johnson should in this team ahead of Lance Morris.