West Indies v Australia, 1st Test, Roseau, 3-7 June, 2015

By the way, are modern bowlers losing the ability to clean up a tail? It seems the last 2 or 3 wickets putting on 150 runs is common these days.

I reckon you could almost pick a bowler just for that skill.

That was a special hundred by Vosges given how the others went.

JGK wrote:Oh - and once again someone comes within cooee of Bannerman's Aust record but doesn't get there.

I did think of that this morning when I read the scores...

I thought it was all time, not just Australia?

Great innings from all accounts, looking forward to watching the highlights.

BTW, anyone suggested Madonna as a nickname for Voges Voges Voges...

Invader Zim wrote:

JGK wrote:Oh - and once again someone comes within cooee of Bannerman's Aust record but doesn't get there.

I did think of that this morning when I read the scores...

I thought it was all time, not just Australia?

Great innings from all accounts, looking forward to watching the highlights.

BTW, anyone suggested Madonna as a nickname for Voges Voges Voges...

Papadum, as in Papadum Preach?

skully wrote:How grouse if Twatson continues to fail (as per his last 2 years) and Vague ousts him in the Ashes?? This will save Aus supporters from the continued galling frustration of seeing Jimmeh nail the big log lbw every innings, then having to endure him dragging his fat head-shaking bottom lip off the ground.

Skully, you just know Watto will get an edgy 50 between now and the end of the second test and secure his place for the first test at The Swalec

Not sure why they'd want Watson out for the Ashes, at least. IIRC, he's performed pretty well against us. Maybe I'm wrong.

Naaa, Voges may be nearly as old as Madonna, but he's still improving with age, which Madders quite spectacularly is NOT.

That's that then - just when it looked like the Windies were growing a collective pair, they reverted to type.

Watched the first session & it was pretty slow going. Was amazed to see we won when i logged on this morning. Huge collapse by the Windies losing 7/35

7/35, FMD!!!!

That's a decent win in just 3 days. Looks another good team bowling effort with Koo grabbing the figures.

Good stuff, lads.

Big Dog wrote:Watched the first session & it was pretty slow going. Was amazed to see we won when i logged on this morning. Huge collapse by the Windies losing 7/35

Aye, they were leading by 9 runs when I glanced at the score in my half-asleep state this morning.

skully wrote:How grouse if Twatson continues to fail (as per his last 2 years) and Vague ousts him in the Ashes?? This will save Aus supporters from the continued galling frustration of seeing Jimmeh nail the big log lbw every innings, then having to endure him dragging his fat head-shaking bottom lip off the ground.

going hunting for virgins to sacrifice to appropriate god to ensure this happens

yeah i know. in tassie. gonna be a long hard hunt but will be worth it

Weak and meek from the Windies!

pretty weak from the forum too. only 8 pages for a test

Its not exactly prime time.

So will this put an end to the "England favourites for the Ashes" BS?

no

you saw how brittle our upper order is. dukes ball in english conditions and were stuffed

taipan wrote:So will this put an end to the "England favourites for the Ashes" BS?

Why, because they thrashed the team that won their most recent match with England?

Such logic is ridiculous.

vilkrang wrote:

taipan wrote:So will this put an end to the "England favourites for the Ashes" BS?

Why, because they thrashed the team that won their most recent match with England?

Such logic is ridiculous.

Vilks they will be 4-0 up in the Ashes and still claiming underdog status.

taipan wrote:

vilkrang wrote:

taipan wrote:So will this put an end to the "England favourites for the Ashes" BS?

Why, because they thrashed the team that won their most recent match with England?

Such logic is ridiculous.

Vilks they will be 4-0 up in the Ashes and still claiming underdog status.

It's amazing that people who clearly watch a lot of cricket can get it so wrong. I suppose it might just be their own team that they are blind to, although having said that I do remember some genuinely saying that England might suddenly hit form and win the World Cup. I can only hope it was a joke.

Gotta agree: weak and meek from WI... 7/35 is an absolute disgrace.

Obviously the bit about England doing well in the World Cup was a joke.

hmmnn...an unconvincing result - Voges was masterful

Right on Horrie - Voges was indeed masterful. Made batting look totally different to every other player on the park.

I liked the interview I saw with him - a really unassuming, humble team man by the looks of it. How did he ever get selected in today's modern game of prima donnas and pricks?

He kind of looks from another age - you could almost see him playing in a team from any decade from the 80s and further back. He looks out of place with the many tattoed, fashion conscious show ponies that inhabit the Aus ranks currently.

That said, I don't think the result was unconvincing. The batting was suspect for sure, but only against the leggie on a turning pitch. Remember we don't have that in our armoury (OK we have Rashid - but he'll never get selected for the Ashes). The catching was spectacular and the bowlers warmed to their task pretty nicely, Lyon apart.

Looks like a good warm-up for the Ashes to me.

Rogers and Voges stick out like a sore thumb in the current Australia line up. Maybe because they didn't make their mark on the international scene until late on?