Aussies will want to make a statement to the Englishmen before the start of the Ashes series and would certainly want a better performance to rout the West Indies under three days again.
Aussies will likely to retain the same XI but for Rogers who will miss out due to his injury. With Rogers missing out, Shaun Marsh will yet be a given an opportunity to cement his place for the ashes series.
West Indies, but for Bishoo, does not head in the right direction and lack of support from the other end meant that Ramdin had to settle with what resources he had to have in the 1sr Test.
West Indies have been surviving with the aggressive intent in their 80s and 90s. With Lendl Simmons, Sunil Naraine and Chris Gayle not available even for selection, Simmon, the coach, has lots of job on his hand.
Firstly, he needs to desperately rope in Dwayne Bravo, Pollard, Lendl Simmons, Naraine and Chris Gayle into the reckoning and forcing them to play a test match. Till such time, this happens, one can continue to see a skilled side drowning further in the face of adversity.
But for now, Simmons needs to ensure that the shot selection in the 2nd test match is much better and so is the catching.
The pitch at Sabina Park will offer more turn than what we saw in the 1st Test match. Yet, the West Indies might can go in with an unchanged attack..
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