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[one-eyed]

Will be over by Lunch tomorrow.

Aussies  283 ............... Head 119, Khawaja 45, Lyon 24.

Windies 188 & 6/73 ..... Hazlewood 4/18

[Andyy]

Been at work so haven't watched any.

Hazelwood awesome or Windies terrible?

[mightytiges]

Been at work so haven't watched any.

Hazelwood awesome or Windies terrible?

A bit of both looking at these highlights. The Windies' batsmen don't move their feet.

https://www.cricket.com.au/videos/3860654/australia-v-west-indies-first-test-day-2

[WilliamPowell]

Been at work so haven't watched any.

Hazelwood awesome or Windies terrible?

I was at work too

But I think the Windies bowlers did very well

There batting is terrible. As i said to somone last night, when your captain and best batsmen averages around 36 in test cricket you are going to struggle

But they certialy seem to have found a gem in Sharmar Joseph. He was excellent last night and snagged 5/94 on debut.

[Damo]

It’s tragic what happened to West Indian cricket and they may never recover

They lost an entire generation due to board corruption and players not getting paid

[WilliamPowell]

It’s tragic what happened to West Indian cricket and they may never recover

They lost an entire generation due to board corruption and players not getting paid

Spot on Damo

[one-eyed]

Barely made 300 across two innings. Sadly, T20 is the only form of cricket these days the Windies are competitive in.


Aussies 283 & 0/26 ..... Smith 11*, Khawaja (ret. hurt) 9, Labuschagne 1*

Windies 188 & 120 ..... Hazlewood 5/35

[Andyy]

Thought Hazelwood with 9/89 or so was possibly MOM but Head got it for his excellent century and some great field work too

[one-eyed]

Adelaide Test shows AFL footy and drop-in pitches have a lot to answer for

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/adelaide-test-shows-afl-footy-and-drop-in-pitches-have-a-lot-to-answer-for-20240120-p5eysr.html


Would argue the difference in the quality of the respective teams had more to do with the result.

[one-eyed]

Competitive test match unlike the first one.

Windies   311 & 1/13 ...... Hazlewood with the wicket.

Aussies  9/289d ......... Khawaja 75, Carey 64, Cummins 63* ....... recovered from 5/54.

[one-eyed]

Ouch!

https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1751181712095056107


Windies  311 & 193 ....... Hazlewood 3/23, Lyon 3/42.

Aussies 289/9d & 2/60 ..... Khawaja 10, Labuschage 5, Smith 33*, Green 9*

Aussies need another 156 runs to win.

[WilliamPowell]

Got to feel for Shamar Joseph, that ball that smashed into his big toe looked nasty

[one-eyed]

Got to feel for Shamar Joseph, that ball that smashed into his big toe looked nasty

It hasn't stopped him. Six wickets with a broken toe  .

Aussies 8/187 ...... 29 runs needed with just two wickets left. Smith 76* and Lyon 5*.

[Diocletian]

Good on 'em- test cricket needed this.....

[one-eyed]

Windies won by 8 runs. Shamar Joseph with 7/68. Smith 91* batted through the innings but no one could stick around with him for a while aside from Green 42 and Starc 21.

Out of curiosity, Labuschagne made just 19 runs across this two test series. The last time the Windies toured here he made 502 runs across the two tests.