Aus v WI First Test Thread.

[Dakink]

Yea that was my thoughts Hussey and Jaques - both look the goods.

What about after Hussey? He is 30 ish (30 I think)

There is a young batter Tom Cooper who is playing grade in Sydney who has potential? Does anyone know if QLd has anyone lined up to fill in behind Hayden and Maher?

[Teegy]

James Hopes I am sure will never be a Test opener. He will be battling with Shane Watson and the like for a spot in the test side, not the openers Teegy.

DeeGan

Hopes played brilliently as the opener for QLD last year. he can bowl aswell

[Dakink]

2 November, 2005
Bracken in for McGill

New South Wales left-arm speedster Nathan Bracken will win his fourth Test cap after being given the selection nod ahead of Stuart MacGill for the opening Test against the West Indies starting at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday.

Australian captain Ricky Ponting announced at his pre-match media conference on Wednesday that the conditions demanded that Bracken should join the attack led by fellow pacemen Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath, with support from all-rounder Shane Watson and leg-spinner Shane Warne.

MacGill, who claimed nine wickets in last month's one-off Super Series Test against the World XI, will not officiate as 12th man, but will be made available to play for New South Wales in the Pura Cup match against Western Australia at the WACA starting next Sunday.

Should the Australians require a substitute in the first Test, it's expected that a local club cricketer will be called-up to assist.

Bracken joins Test debutant Michael Hussey as one of two changes to the Australian line-up for the first Test. Hussey replaces his Warriors teammate, opener Justin Langer who will miss with a fractured rib.

[Super Cronk]

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it is AUS 2/102

overs: 27.1

ponting has 50 and clarke has just came in for hayden who was out LBW

[Queenslander]

:fyi: Hussey poor start on debut, hopefully he will be better in the second innings

[Steelers]

AUS 7/295 off 75 overs

[Titanium_BD1103]

Warne is doing well and Ponting was really good..

AUST 7/335 after 82 overs..

[DeeGan]

I was really annoyed to see Mike Hussey play a hurried shot in his debut to be dismissed for a paltry 1, but you get that. I hope he gets another opportunity in the second innings.

I went to work and we were cruising at 1 for something and in 20 minutes or so it was 4 for....disappointing though I was informed we fell to some impressive bowling from Collymore.

Ponting looked in ominous form for the summer, put money on him to be our leading run scorer after the 6 tests in Oz.

How much on McGrath getting the wicket of B. C. Lara?

DeeGan

[Dakink]

Wasnt the ball that got poor Clarke an absolute cracker!!!!

That would have got most bastmen. Enough movement to get the edge - not enough to miss the bat completely.

[Research Station Drive]

Wow what an impressive effort from our tail.

The boys can bat down the order! It's almost getting to the point where our tail is consistantly outperforming the middle order :embarasse

[Super Cronk]

Wow what an impressive effort from our tail.

The boys can bat down the order! It's almost getting to the point where our tail is consistantly outperforming the middle order :embarasse

lol...yeah i was thinking the same thing. maybe warne can move up and take over for clark and mcgrath can take katic h;s spot

[Steelers]

How much on McGrath getting the wicket of B. C. Lara?

My money is on Warney to get him

[Queenslander]

Lara got robbed with the lbw, it was going away from the wicket. And it had to be Lee to get the wicket, :curse:

[Titanium_BD1103]

Go the lower order.. Go Binger and Warnie and Bracken.. very impressive..

The Windies started well, but once again the bowlers got the better of him... and well done to Bracken for slowing down the run rate.. that helped McGrath and Warne to clean up the Windies side... and now they are in some trouble again..

[Steelers]

Wi 6/180