Pacemen prosper on parched surface

Pacemen prosper on parched surface

  Australians 81 for 2 (Watson 42, Clarke 11*, Ponting 8*) v WICB President's XI 201 (Dwayne Smith 62, Harris 4-22, Beer 4-41) Scorecard

 Forty years since the destruction of the conditions for Headingley Ashes Test, Fusarium or something seemed to have an impact on the tourism game against Australia XI WICB president in an otherwise elegant three WS Oval in Barbados.
National selection of John Inverarity was a participant and beneficiary of spin bowling in the infamous 1972 race won by England on the wave with almost no grass of the above fungi.
At Cave Hill, was a curious track inspector lunch, tourists Test bowlers became acquainted with the nature of grass without, slow and spinning wickets are likely to face in the test series, which starts on Saturday at Kensington Oval.
Although many find that in this area, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson and Ben Hilfenhaus all bowled with purpose, as they worked their way through XI bites from President Harris Quartet local batsmen to build his case for inclusion in the team's first test .
The hosts were arrested for 201, giving the visitors to 81 for the loss of Shane Watson to achieve and Ed Cowan at the end.
Nathan Lyons and Michael Beer initially less well managed, despite the slow rotation offered to those who rely on each door, but also the subject of a series without hitting from Dwayne Smith, Kieran Powell and Jason Holder.
Beer flatter track proved to cause more problems in this area in order batsmen found and Lyon was later to sit in consultation with the coach Mickey Arthur after his break during the first 12 transfers, 54 runs and wickets Kyle Corbin. Beer coiled tail and finished with four wickets.
There is some intrigue about the shape of the pace attack, after Harris said he thinks it is part of the best XI at the moment. Such a scenario would Pattinson, Hilfenhaus and Siddle sharing nails with Watson, but bowling fast and straight-Harris "in similar circumstances to tour Sri Lanka in the last year has shown its potential usefulness in the Caribbean.
It was Harris who know an invitation batting average after a tedious morning session, which was demolished 58 points for the loss of Devon Smith. Hilfenhaus was the unluckiest bowlers, had a double victim robbed him of the reasons for goal opportunities for its accuracy. Watson Powell was turfed front slip to the third state Nkrumah Bonner developing stump and the outer edge of the escaped Peter Nevill, nervous in his first match as the Australian gloveman.
Harris began his afternoon sly charm by playing off stump Powell, the batsman attempting to complete delivery, which came to light to run it. Bonner was beaten for pace as he tried to move to midwicket and was LBW, and another ball Devon Harris pinned Thomas with a second episode amounts to stumps.
Carlton Baugh averted the hat-trick, but made only 6 before he was handcuffed to Siddle stumps while trying to find the source of the leave, and 72 to 6 Australians could see early exit in the batting crease. But Smith is a 103-run stand with several owners offered back to the local exchanges, so Harris Michael Clarke back after tea. He cut the gap, where Peter Forrest Smith held a sharp chance, beer, and then the rest of the victims of bullying.
Cowan and Watson had 20 overs to negotiate before the first ball, a former leader of Nelon Pascal on the third man boundary, and no batsman looked in particular worries Cowan offered a major role in Ryan Austin's off-break and short bag cover. Watson was LBW for Pascal lasting appeal as the shadows lengthened. The main tasks are waiting on tests on the surface to dry it.