Australia tour of the Caribbean, May 27-June 15

[yuppie]

Hazlewood will be playing in the first ashes test.

Hazlwood, Starc and Lyon will be the 3 leading wicket takers in the Ashes.

So who is the 4th bowler. MJ or Rhino?

I can see Harris missing out, until someone breaks down. Our bowlers are on fire. I'd drop Twatto for Rhino personally, but the selectors won't do that.

Twatto aint doing much at the moment to suggest he should be in the team.

Haddin at 6 would be a big call though.

[GarlicJam]

Twatto aint doing much at the moment to suggest he should be in the team.

Haddin at 6 would be a big call though.

Australia have been very reluctant over the years to move away from the 6 batsmen/keeper/4 bowlers line-up, and I don't think they will change in England. The bowlers are presenting a good case for it though. and Twatto is not countering their argument very well.

[alfie]

Can't really see any need to add a fifth bowler just to avoid an awkward selection decision . If the bowling attack is as good as it looks , he'd be redundant.
And the possible weakness that could bring them undone is the top order batting ; so surely you choose the extra batsman ? Whether it be Watson or someone else.

Agree with FTS : Harris will probably sit out Cardiff for a start.

[mikesiva]

Good 50 from Blackwood

the pygmies around him made him look like Atlas....

[mikesiva]

If it presents itself, for once I would be in favour of Clarke enforcing it.

Early in the test, last test of the 'series', it will happen early in the day and they haven't had too much of a time in the field. Go for it, Clarkie.

I wonder if he thinks it might be a chance to give the top order some batting practice?

Bowling seems fine

I suspect Clarke will want to give his pacers a rest...avoid injury and all that. I think he will want to give his batsmen a net for two sessions and then declare. After all there are three days of cricket left. Plenty of time against the weakest batting line up since reifers boys....

[The Waugh Twins]

Hazlewood will be playing in the first ashes test.

Hazlwood, Starc and Lyon will be the 3 leading wicket takers in the Ashes.

So who is the 4th bowler. MJ or Rhino?

I can see Harris missing out, until someone breaks down. Our bowlers are on fire. I'd drop Twatto for Rhino personally, but the selectors won't do that.

Twatto aint doing much at the moment to suggest he should be in the team.

Haddin at 6 would be a big call though.

Yeah Watsons certainly at a crossroad in his career. Which way will he go? He may not even have another batting chance in this series, and I would be absolutely shocked if he does much with the ball. Not sure if his hearts in it.

[The Waugh Twins]

Watson's only bowled 12 overs in the series so far. Is Clark giving him a chance?

[The Waugh Twins]

Watson's only bowled 12 overs in the series so far. Is Clark giving him a chance?

It's a catch 22 isn't it Steve?

[The Waugh Twins]

Watson's only bowled 12 overs in the series so far. Is Clark giving him a chance?

It's a catch 22 isn't it Steve?

Catches win matches.

[mikesiva]

Holder gets his half century...he should be batting at six in this weak batting line up.

drop shai hope....

[The Waugh Twins]

Amazing stuff from Holder, Australians look frazzled and clueless. Can you blame them though, not much of an answer to someone playing like this.

[The Waugh Twins]

Holder gets his half century...he should be batting at six in this weak batting line up.

drop shai hope....

He should open.

[The Waugh Twins]

Well done to Hazelwood.

Well done to Holder.

[ntini77]

Brilliant counter-attack by Holder, but his knock aside it was yet another dismal batting display from the West Indies.

It's almost unfathomable to think that Taylor has a test match century to his name.

[mikesiva]

Taylor is a better bowler than batsman....

holder is a better batsman than bowler....

once again holder runs out of partners. Sound familiar? Padding his average? We could have more than 220 if he batted at six instead of hope....