Former Test wicketkeeper says the West Indies are a better team than they let on

Despite being six places behind Australia in the ICC Test rankings, former Australia wicketkeeper Ian Healy says the West Indies could “surprise” Michael Clarke’s men and take out the two-Test series in the Caribbean. Australia have not lost a Test series in the Caribbean in two decades since a stubborn Steve Waugh defied a seething Curtly Ambrose in 1995 in a 2-1 series win that crowned the new unofficial world champions. But that doesn’t mean the hosts will be easy beats according to Healy, who was on hand at the Bupa National Cricket Centre today working with Australia’s Test squad glovemen Brad Haddin and Peter Nevill in preparation for the two-Test tour.

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"The towering fast bowlers are gone"??. Shannon Gabriel looks pretty scary to me. His right bicept is as big as one of my thighs..

I see Holder and Carlos Brathwaite selected in the last squad and Gabriel in the team and Miguel Cummins waiting in the wings.

No towering fast bowlers?

It will be licks as usual for the West Indies. The Aussies will school them.

In reply to analyst-kid

Holder towering but he medium fast

Brathwaite didn't play.

Gabriel is 5 11..ish, he's not over 6ft 3 like Ambrose, Walsh, Garner.. et al