Burnsy & Usi mauled WI

Amid the almost concurrent celebrations that rang out in recognition of centuries to Joe Burns and Usman Khawaja at the MCG came a justifiable purr of satisfaction from the national selectors. Facing what is euphemistically regarded as a "good problem" – that being too many in-form candidates for the number of available vacancies – the selectors stayed true to their stated "pick and stick" philosophy amid considerable conjecture. Much of it centred on whether Khawaja – having been sidelined for a month with a hamstring strain – should return to the Test team at the expense of Shaun Marsh, who scored a career-high 182 in the previous Test against the West Indies in Hobart. Or if both Khawaja and Marsh should retain their places, and Burns should pay the price for a lean run of scores in recent innings and surrender his berth as an opener. A scenario that Burns himself was resigned to, according to what former Test opener Chris Rogers revealed on ABC Grandstand after Burns had notched his ton, in the same over that Khawaja reached his milestone.


www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/aus...ourne-mcg/2015-12-26?

and then that Catch that caught Samuels napping :

Smiff will now pile on runs  :

I really didn't like the decision at the time and in hindsight it looks even worse. Historically, teams winning the toss and bowling first at the MCG is a rare occurrence, teams winning the toss, bowling first and winning the match is even rarer. Couple this with the fact that Australia have been plundering up the runs at home, you have to wonder if the only reason Holder opted to bowl first was to try and extend the match. If WI opted to bat first, it was entirely possible they could have been all out before the close of play and the match effectively over. 

Krish,


Why win the toss and bowl, because he is incompetent and he does not believe in the team.....with good reason I suppose!


Holder is quite incapable just now!