Australia - West Indies

well the windies actually managed to save a test match....it was really chanderpaul and sarwan though....

i believe australia now r gonna be a bit more 'mortal' as they will indeed have 2 work harder bowling team out twice.

Well Lewy, I think the whole cricket world knows about that and there were more dodgy decisions too.

About the poor crowds, i'm not too sure of the cause but I heard the stadium is like in the middle of nowhere and also people lost some of their madness about cricket, although they still love it.  Prices could be another factor but I'm not too sure.

, he overslept, I bet Ponting must have been livid with him.

I hardly sleep whenever we have a match the following day, never mind oversleeping. And with the noise in the corridor, couldn't he hear it? It is good that he retired, must have been taking a tall on the body

But Spin, i fink that the result was indeed justified. To many times the west indies have been the recipients of poor umpiring decisions. For the first time the 1st innings collapse was not the fault of the batsmen with their usual mindless batting.

Originally posted by lewy But Spin, i fink that the result was indeed justified. To many times the west indies have been the recipients of poor umpiring decisions. For the first time the 1st innings collapse was not the fault of the batsmen with their usual mindless batting.

wow! good stuff from the WI fast bowlers, AUS are struggling they are 7 down now...

Gayle sends Australia into bat, great decision that! They bowled well as a unit, now they need to wrap up the tail. Australia will not want to concede a first innings lead either.

Is this an indication of a waning Australia side or a growing West Indies team? Or both?

the good thing for the WI is that they are a full strength side now, surely gayle and chattergoon can provide them with a better start than what smith/parchment/marshall were providing.

Bondy it a combination of both....I wont say a waning Aussie team, but just 1 which has now had to get back 2 reality. The Windies, as i did call it would be a bit more competitive since that South African series. We still need a whole lot of work, but i think that things will indeed begin to improve steadily. The guys seem 2 be a bit more hungry

The return of Gayle will have lifted the entire squad and every neutral wants to see the Windies giving all the top sides a hard time.  It's propbably a touch early to say they've turned the corner , but the signs are encouraging.  That plucky effort to draw in Antigua was heartening and let's hope that this match will be a continuation of that dogged resiliance.
      Holiday here on Monday , so by Tuesday I'll know the answer !

Chanders was always more tougher to get than them Sam, just mean those were more destructive.

I won't say they have disappointed Sam, it would have been hard for any bowler to take wickets on that pitch yesterday.  It was just too good for batting.

I wish there were 2 chanderpauls in a west indian side.....they would not have lost any game..if not won any