Mike Hussey scores 2nd century in 2 Tests
Day 3 between Australia and the West Indies at Adelaide has me wishing the 3rd Test had been the first match of the series. Imagine the anticipation throughout the rest of the series if the West Indies were competitive for 5 days with Brian Lara scoring a double century in the first Test. Channel 9 may have even outrated MASH. The first session today was all West Indies, who've achieved what Australia haven't been able to yet - find a genuine allrounder. My favourite moment of the day was Dwayne Bravo's glee when he spectacularly caught Shane Warne. Watching him run across the ground with his teammates chasing him like security guards after a streaker was almost as entertaining as the catch itself. Once again, Australia's middle order was our weak link. I was hoping with the new blood of Mike Hussey and Brad Hodge, our middle order would go through a renaissance. We're halfway there - Hussey scoring two centuries in his 2nd and 3rd Test is no mean feat. And kudos to Stuart MacGill for sticking around long enough to get Hussey to triple figures. Andrew Symonds was very disappointing and more than ever, I think he should make way for Nathan Bracken (or any quality seamer). He may have saved Australia on numerous occasions in one day internationals but he just seems to wilt in the Test arena. Still, the same could be said for Brett Lee - it took him years before figuring out how to bowl in Tests (and he still has lapses). And once again, our tailenders had to bail us out of a nasty situation as at 8 for 295, we were staring down a 100 run deficit after the first innings. The question now is can the West Indies set a decent 4th innings total for us to chase? We may have a middle order weakness but this series, the West Indies have had a top order, middle order and tailender weakness and it took a Herculean effort from Brian Lara to keep them in this game. Hopefully, they can rally for one last effort today - any score over 200 will give Australia something to think about on the 5th day.
| Posted by JC on Sun 27 Nov |  12 comments |
Dwayne Bravo is going to be huge!
As an understudy of Lara, he has single(left)handed a slap on our precious Test Team and that's good
for the game. If we do have a middle order weakness, maybe Chapell could offer some aid with his strong middle digit powers!
Posted by Nik on 2005-11-27 18:53:08
As an understudy of Lara, he has single(left)handed a slap on our precious Test Team and that's good
for the game. If we do have a middle order weakness, maybe Chapell could offer some aid with his strong middle digit powers!
Posted by Nik on 2005-11-27 18:53:08
LOL to the Greg Chappell reference! I hope Dwayne Bravo kicks on - he's started brilliantly and is still really young - it's just a matter of him putting in the work from here on in and fulfilling his potential.
Posted by JC on 2005-11-28 00:35:09
Posted by JC on 2005-11-28 00:35:09
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