sleepiness sloppiness the windies are barely playing.

only waiting to bat i guess – its the only way to get on the scoreboard.

the chance comes late in the day, even ponting is bored of batting here and declares. theres been some rain, there may be some more.

devon smith is a wkt more than a batsman. short and wide outside off stump. for every 4 or 5 boundaries he hits he will hit one straight to gully or point, or edge to slips. he doesnt last long. mitchell johnson has him worked out and bowls short and wide of off stump.

xavier marshall on the other hand – finally the test match has something worthy of being considered a test match. holy shit the way he leaps into his cover drives, his pull shots off one leg. gordon grenidge is mentioned. the west indies are in need of a new hero. given the time to find his place and develop application this guy could be great.