West Indies need 287
By Will 5 months ago Leave a comment on this post
What a game in Jamaica where West Indies are (somehow) putting Australia under all sorts of pressure. As I write, West Indies have begun their second-innings chase of 287 after bowling Australia out for 167 who, at one point, were 18 for 5. 5 for 18, 18 for 5 - go on, say it. It’s immense fun. I can’t remember the last time Australia’s top-order failed so spectacularly though my colleague reminded me of Edgbaston in 1997.
Is this the demise of the once great Australia? Of course it’s not - but it might be the beginning of the end, if that’s not contradicting myself. The embryo of a decline. It’s also pleasing to see Australian journalists are just as fickle as us Brits. Alex Brown, in the SMH, ponders the question and comes across all doom and gloom.
Being the West Indian fan that I am, and despising Australia as a pom’s birthright allows, I’m egging them on all 287 runs. Keep an eye on the scorecard…
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