Play was stopped for the day after only 30 minutes of action in the final session with the Windies 6-154 after winning the toss against a second-string Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane.

Showers forced an early lunch break on Wednesday, with rain falling intermittently at Allan Border Field.

Darren Bravo is not out on 46 but should have been caught on one trying to slog legspinner Cameron Boyce.

The Windies’ batsmen have failed to threaten a CA XI line-up featuring six players making their first-class debuts.

The pick of the CA XI attack has been rookie James Bazley (2-27) who only received a nod for the clash when he replaced Victoria’s Ryan Sidebottom (foot).

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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Rain might have saved us from a 2.5 day inning defeat. It is a very weak team and I personally believe it's the weakest international tem to ever tour Australia!

With the exception of Darren Bravo, no one else can bat and Simmons will have a difficult time drawing one of the three test matches.

I doubt the Aussies are using this match to exploit the weakness of this windies team, since they seem to be weak in every area. If they do, it will be a two day test. I guess they are more using it to give their young players some practice.

What has gone wrong with Marlon Samuel? I mean he seems to have lost it big time, especially since the Indian Boycott, where he was very critical of the team, especially Bravo and Pollard, who were subsequently dropped from the team. Is he taking responsibility for the demise of the team and that is affecting him? To me since that time he looks very uncomfortable against pace, medium pace, leg spin, off spin, and just about any type of bowling, on any wicket

We might have to rename Darren Bravo Five-O Bravo, he seldom bats on after he gets to fifty.

Anybody with a modicum of sense can see that our batsmen are mentally shattered and are not positive.

It starts with Brathwaite's slow scoring to Samuels and Ramdin's mental deterioation to Blackwood's inconsistency leading to a huge weight on Holder's shoulders as a batsman which he can't handle.

We have already lost unless Dowrich can be drafted in and Carlos also included but in my opinion the two openers, Samuels and Ramdin puts us at a clear disadvantage.

So we are hoping Kraigg can come good but he needs to be more positive.

On these bouncy pitches in Aus...Carlos Brathwaite will be always better than Gabriel.

The left arm spinner and Bishoo should be retained too but how can you include both with the batting so woeful?

first Test lineup

Brathwaite
Chandrika
Bravo
Samuels
Dowrich
Blackwood
Holder
Brathwaite
Roach
Taylor
Warrican

In reply to analyst-kid

Dow rich time will come, never rush the brush.
Ramdin is the best Wicketkeeper in the region, and you want to drop him for a guy with very little regional and International experience.
Carlos and Holder are average bowlers, play one of them.

In reply to openning

...but as far as batting is concerned they are on par with the other specialist bats!

In reply to analyst-kid

And Kraigg is on par with our bowlers!!!!!