A familiar script?

A depressing template seems to have been established for India's games against the Australians and the West Indians. I've already mentioned the win-toss-bowl aspect. Then there is the business of the short stuff. Everyone seems to know the script. The bowlers and the batsmen. Gambhir has followed Vijay (third tame dismissal in a row) back to the pavilion. It isn't entirely clear who is going to throw the playbook out the window.

Smell that leather!

Even though it's an Indian (and Delhi) batsman on the receiving end, those two bouncers by Jerome Taylor (1.3 and 1.4 in the Indian innings) were a treat to watch.

Darry Harper, have you had your carrots?

I'm afraid this Chanderpaul LBW decision at Bridgetown serves again to confirm that the referral system will continue to have glitches for a while yet. Even with the truncated Hawkeye, it seemed fairly obvious that the ball was going over the top.