
After losing the Frank Worrell Trophy in the Caribbean islands earlier this year, West Indies had their hopes pinned on the series Down Under but it wasn’t to be as they have lost the first Test of the three-match series. The visitors suffered a dramatic defeat at Hobart as Australia won the Test by an innings and 212 runs.
West Indies have failed to put up a fight and earlier they also lost their only Tour match at Brisbane. Batting first, Australia posted a mammoth 583 runs on the board in their first innings which ultimately turned out to be more than enough to restrict West Indies. The visitors only managed 223 runs as wickets fell like nine pins and they were forced to follow-on. Barring Darren Bravo’s century West Indian fans didn’t witness any moment of glory in their entire innings.
In their second innings too, they had a mountain to climb against the pumped Australian attack. Kraigg Brathwaite stuck to his guns but didn’t get enough support from the other end as a result of which they were dismantled for a mere 148. Australia once again registered a fine victory and Twitterati took this as an opportunity to bash West Indies on their miserable outing here at Hobart. We present you with pick of the tweets.
Really painful to see once mighty West Indies struggling… #AUSvWI
Devil Speaks (@gyanendraprasad) December 12, 2015
So if West Indies are playing test….it surely will be a 3 day match…… irrespective of pitch condition and other factors. #AUSvWI Devraj (@RDevraj_11) December 12, 2015
West Indies looking to replace Shannon Gabriel with this bowler in attempt to add venom of their attack #AusvWI pic.twitter.com/uOODcPMnxW
Nick Squillari (@Tinea_Pedis) December 12, 2015
#AUSvWI Waiting to see the papers tomorrow. I have a feeling there might be an obituary for West Indies cricket 1928-2015 Ian Gorton (@IanGorton) December 12, 2015
Aussies annihilate woeful West Indies: IT took just two and a half days for Australia to thrash West Indies by more than an innings, …
R.MAHER (@KinMAHER) December 12, 2015
Fire in Babylon fades as West Indies face a new reality: … https://t.co/E1vLvo8b3M #cricketaustralia L U I Z A (@l5iza) December 12, 2015
Happy for the Aussies to win emphatically, but saddened to watch how far the West Indies have fallen, world cricket needs a strong WI team !
Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) December 12, 2015
I wonder if the West Indies can call up Stafanie Taylor for the Second Test? Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) December 12, 2015
Even as teams evolve and grow into better outfits , West Indies is one side which has always promised but hardly performed . #AUSvWI
ThatCricketGuy (@MikkhailVaswani) December 12, 2015
Inns & 212 West Indies’ 5th worst defeat & worst since their inns & 220 run loss v South Africa at Centurion in December 2014 #AusvWI Allan_D (@allanholloway) December 12, 2015
Australia there could’ve given one more follow-on and yet West Indies would’ve lost by an innings. #AUSvWI
Rohit Lodha (@rohitshahmi07) December 12, 2015
West Indies are not fit to play test cricket. ICC must seriously think about relegating them and giving deserving associate nation a chance! Nishad Korgaonkar (@nishad_nk) December 12, 2015
Great win for Oz team @CAComms Pattinson stepping up to the plate with Johnson gone! Lazy West Indies team need some fire in their bellies
Marc Sanders (@marc5ander5) December 12, 2015
@BrianLara @ need of the hour is more unity , where is the west Indies magic since 10-15 years.HIGHLIGHTS of yester years is Dream still gs ramesh (@gsramesh29) December 12, 2015
Named and shamed: The worst Windies player ratings: THE doomsayers were proven right as the West Indies crashe… https://t.co/LIVdavtA1Z
Gujju (@yo_yo_gujju) December 12, 2015