Australia beat West Indies
West Indies v Australia, 1st Test, Jamaica, 5th day
It was a fighting match. Just that the West Indies were fighting as soon as Ponting made 150 on the first day. In the end, needing 240 odd to win on the last day, they succumbed to the accuracy of Stuart Clark, Brett Lee and Stuart McGill and ended the innings at 191, 96 runs short.
Clark returned with a five-for. Mc Grath II seems to be learning fast. From the West Indies, Ramdin the little keeper showed sparks of guts with his 36 of 61 balls, but when he was out, the fat lady had already cleared her throat.
Test Cricket was the winner, though. Australia showed again that perseverance and accuracy pays all the time. All in all, a nice beginning to a really boring tour. LARA COME BACK!
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did you watch the match?
“All in all, a nice beginning to a really boring tour.”
Have to disagree with that. The final session on Day 3 was enthralliing to say the least. Also whilst the standard of cricket might not have been the highest, thanks to McGrath, Gilly, Warne and Lara bowing out of the game, it was a very competitive match.
Hoping for a repeat dose for the last 2 games. :-)
I think the last thing the Windies need is Lara to come back.
This series will be a chance for their young players to actually experience what it is like to have to play at 100% all day, everyday. They’ve done a great job in the first test – it remains to be seen if they can maintain the standard for the remaining two.
i like what both of you have to say…
and i stick to what i had to say….