| Live Streaming Australia vs West Indies 1st Test. | | | | overs format over the last couple of tournaments |
| Australia will host the West Indies in the first test | | | | would have eased off some pressure. It remains to |
| match of the Frank Worrell Trophy at Gabba in | | | | be seen whether the Oval century in an Ashes losing |
| Brisbane on Thursday. It will be Australia’s first | | | | cause prolongs his test career in the same manner as |
| test match after their Ashes loss, whereas the | | | | it had for Mathew Hayden in 2005! |
| first-choice West Indian side will look to put the | | | | West Indies almost lost captain Chris Gayle for this |
| ghosts of their feud with the cricket board behind | | | | game to his mom’s illness, but all seems to be |
| them and feature in an international after almost five | | | | well for now, and a jet-lagged Gayle will take the |
| months. | | | | field. There will be obvious rustiness and that could be |
| Despite the return of the top players for the West | | | | one reason, he is third behind Ramnaresh Sarwan and |
| Indian side, the bookmakers obviously think that the | | | | Shivnaraine Chanderpaul to top score for his side. |
| Aussies are in for a cakewalk. The discrepancy could | | | | However, there is a chance that Sarwan misses out |
| also be attributed to the venue being Australia’s | | | | playing the game due to his back injury, which will |
| stronghold, on which they have yet to lose a game | | | | mean that Travis Dowlin to be the best batsman for |
| out of the last twenty that have been played here. | | | | his side) could continue his remarkable run in the side. |
| Starting 2004, there have been five test matches | | | | He had earlier been chosen after the main guys had |
| played in Gabba, and all of them have been won | | | | opted out of the series against Bangladesh due to |
| – comfortably if one may add – by the hosts. | | | | the issues with the board. |
| To add to the Aussie glee, two of their main test | | | | The one batsman to watch out for will be Adrian |
| match players, Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin are | | | | Barath. The 19-year old has yet to play a single |
| back into the side after a prolonged absence due to | | | | international game, but had captured the imagination |
| injuries. Ricky Ponting continues to be the favourite | | | | of the cricket fans around the world in the |
| to be the best batsman for his side, with offering 3/1 | | | | Champions League T20 earlier this year. While that |
| for it, whereas Simon Katich is up there with his | | | | was relatively easier than opening against Australia at |
| captain 4/1 for him to top-score for Australia. | | | | Brisbane, he has also been tipped by the great Brian |
| | | | Lara to be the one for the future. The series should |
| Michael Hussey’s place in the test team had | | | | reveal the veracity of Lara’s claim to the fullest! |
| been in doubt, but his performances in the fifty | | | | |