WI vs Aus - 1st Test @Roseau

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MORE REMORSE FOR SHIV's SACKING!
Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board, Anand Sanasie, believes the unceremonious sacking of ace batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul for the upcoming two-Test series against Australia sets a bad precedence with regards the way regional players are being treated.
Chanderpaul, a veteran of a West Indian record 164 Test matches, was dropped by the Clive Lloyd-led Selection Panel, which noted the batsman’s dip in form over the past two series as the reason for his omission.

Is it the last we’ve seen of the trademark celebration after a hundred?
The middle-order stalwart had a rare lean patch, stitching together just 183 runs in his last 11 innings at an average of 16, but many share the view that the former captain deserved a better send-off or should have been afforded the luxury of retiring on his own terms.
During an illustrious career spanning 21 years, Chanderpaul has emerged as the West Indies second highest Test runscorer with 11, 867 runs at an average of 51.37 with 30 hundreds and 66 fifties.
Sanasie, speaking at a GCB press conference recently, was explicit in his views on how the matter was dealt with by the selectors.
“We [GCB] had and we’re having extensive discussions with authorities of the board because we do not feel that this is a good thing. It can’t be a good thing; it’s a bad thing and it’s not a good precedence for players in the future. Players would look at this and say ‘I can give 20 years service and may very well be treated this way,” Sanasie, who is also a director on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), reasoned.

They sure missing him now.

133 - 8

44.5

Starc to Holder, caught at gully! Angled in outside off from round the stumps, Holder throws his bat at a drive and nicks it off to gully,

where Marsh takes it around chest-height

Holder c Marsh b Starc 21

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Johnson to Ramdin, OUT, knocked em' over, West Indies continue to tumble. Full and hurled in on off, Ramdin sits back, this Johnson

offering keeps a bit low as it slider under his bat and clatters into the off stump. Timberrrrrrr! Johnson leaps and exults

Ramdin b Johnson 19

Great batting from teh young stars. Dem definitely knocked down the doors

144 - 9 after 50 . 2 overs !

jerome caught !

TEA

australia will be bowled out for 99 before close

warnah goneeeeeee

Fawad Ahmed faces a battle to be included in Australia's Test team for the remaining six matches of their dual tour to the West Indies and England after the coach and selector Darren Lehmann declared there were enough part-time options in the side to leave out a second spin bowler.

Given its history of extravagant spin, Dominica had been considered Fawad's best opportunity for a call-up, but Lehmann stated that the use of Michael Clarke, Steven Smith and the left-arm spin of the debutant Adam Voges constituted more than enough slow bowling to support Nathan Lyon. If that was the case in Dominica, then Fawad may spend most of the next four months carrying the drinks.

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