Australia win 2 zip

That’s the title, but the story had a bit more to it than that.

Ricky finally admitted his bowlers had come back to the pack.

What he didn’t say was that Johnson is currently not a test match bowler and they have no idea what they are going to do about a spinner.

On flat decks, which are the standard these days, Australia does not have the artillery to get out good batsman.

Brett Lee is the best fast bowler on earth, but no one bowls longer more hostile spells for less wickets.

Stuart Clark is McGrath lite. Less pouts, less wickets.

Mitchell Johnson took 5 wickets in the first two tests, but the wickets aren’t his major problem, it’s every time he bowls all the pressure that Clark and Lee have built up just fades away.

Casson is ?

The batting still works, different soldiers, but they still make runs, it just isn’t as pretty as it used to be.

Over in the other camp they missed Gayle.

Chanderpaul is still the man.

And the others, Sarwan and Bravo included, do melt under extreme heat.

A top 5 of Gayle, Chattergoon, Sarwan, Marshall and Chnaderpaul could work.

Edwards, Taylor, Bravo and Powell is a fair bowling line up on its day.

They hit Australia at the perfect time, their first trip without the stars, and they gave them a shake.

Their recent form is impressive.

Winning a test in South Africa.

Drawing one all with the Sri Lankan’s who had just pansted England.

And now pushing Australia in all 3 games.

They play New Zealand next, and they should feel they are at least the equals of New Zealand if not slightly ahead on recent form.

The West Indies will feel quite rightly that they are improving, but they still have a fair way to travel before becoming a test team again.

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