Fixtures

Cricket Australia XI v West Indians
Wed Dec 2 - Sat Dec 5 10:00 local (00:00 GMT | 13:00 NZDT)
Allan Border Field, Brisbane

1st Test - Australia v West Indies
Thu Dec 10 - Mon Dec 14 10:30 local (23:30 GMT -1d | 12:30 NZDT)
Bellerive Oval, Hobart

2nd Test - Australia v West Indies
Sat Dec 26 - Wed Dec 30 10:30 local (23:30 GMT -1d | 12:30 NZDT)
Melbourne Cricket Ground

3rd Test - Australia v West Indies
Sun Jan 3 - Thu Jan 7 10:30 local (23:30 GMT -1d | 12:30 NZDT)
Sydney Cricket Ground

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I am gonna ditch NZ V Sri Lanka .. and watch this.

I prefer the Aussie commentators

1st Test - Australia v West Indies
Thu Dec 10 - Mon Dec 14 10:30 local (23:30 GMT -1d | 12:30 NZDT)
Bellerive Oval, Hobart

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Australia have won the toss and chosen to bat.

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Lunch





Australia 121/3 (24 ov)

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Tea





Australia 257/3 (50.0 ov)

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Wow.

VOGES IN A HURRY

100
Balls taken by Voges to make his century - the fastest in Hobart.
The previous quickest in Tests at this venue was by Gilchrist who took 110 balls v Pak in 1999.


Adam Voges scoring a "run-a-ball 100"

Stumps - Day 1

Australia 438/3 (89 ov) (4.92 runs per over)

AC Voges not out 174/204 (SR 85.29)
SE Marsh not out 139/205 (SR 67.80)

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Interesting to compare and contrast this game with the game in NZ... played at about same time.. 2 hours ahead

Australia are getting on with things as NZ are, but unlike the NZ game.. Australia could bat on all day today (and beyond). I do hope the Aussies have one eye on TIME!!! It is fine to score 500 - 600 runs and so for all intents and purposes bat the opposition out of the game... BUT.. as always to WIN a test match you need to bowl the opposition out.. TWICE and you have to organisze your own innings (or 2) to allow TIME to do that. Weather was reported to likely cause some loss of playing time.. today or over next 4 days.. so... Australia need to get on with things.. possibly DECLARE early? As with NZ game.. 400+ is ENOUGH runs for anybody as 1st innings score.

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___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Australia declared at 583

As rain stops play, the scores are....

Australia
583/4d (114 overs) (5.11 runs per over)

West Indies
116/6 (39.3 ov) (2.93 runs per over)

West Indies trail by 467 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

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___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Stumps - Day 2


Australia
583/4d (5.11 runs per over)

West Indies
207/6 (65.0 ov) (3.18 runs per over)

West Indies trail by 376 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

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___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Day 3 start of play in less than an hour.....

WI have fought back and gained some respectability on the scorecard. Darren Bravo has led the charge with a good effort, he will come out on 94. But WI still have a lot of work to do, they still trail by 376.

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Australia win by an Innings+ on Day 3

(WI were hopeless)


Australia 583/4d
West Indies 223 & 148 (36.3 ov) (f/o)

Australia won by an innings and 212 runs

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___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Blundstone Arena in Hobart - Gorgeous
(screenshot I forgot to post)

So this week is the start of the BIG, 2nd Test match seen around the world?

Now I'm scheming how to watch on Christmas.

Yeah, I do like cricket.

The Boxing Day Test

A Test match played in Australia at The Melbourne Cricket Ground V Whichever side is Touring Aust that year Always commences on "Boxing Day" (The day after Christmas), 26th December. Unfortunately that translates to Christmas day in the USA. 5:30 pm Christmas Day, Texas Time

It's an "event". Often Celebs (who follow cricket) turn up. Even If I have not been following cricket in the season.. I have always watched the Boxing Day Test.

2nd Test - Australia v West Indies
Sat Dec 26 - Wed Dec 30 10:30 local (23:30 GMT -1d | 12:30 NZDT)
Melbourne Cricket Ground

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___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light

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Do not go gentle into that good night.
___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light

BTW
NZ used to also have a Boxing Day Test.... I don't recall a lot of International coverage of that..

....and it was knocked on the head years ago.

NZ does now always play an ODI V a touring side.. always on boxing day. This year V Sri Lanka

For details and update see separate thread
viewtopic.php?f=103&t=1686&p=111086#p111086

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Oh and BTW again.....

England are Touring South Africa at the moment.. and there is a "Boxing Day Test" there

Dec 26-30, 2015 - 1st Test at Kingsmead, Durban
South Africa V England
Match scheduled to begin at 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT | 21:00 NZDT)

THAT translates to 2:00 AM Texas Time ( the early hours of Boxing Day)

Thread for England V South Africa
viewtopic.php?f=103&t=1696

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___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Counting down, Rumpole!

May get my tablet hooked up to a big TV