Australia v West Indies, 2nd Test, Day 3 - Darren Bravo and Carlos Brathwaite gave us hope

The West Indies can fight. They can show maturity when the going gets tough. Darren Bravo and Carlos Brathwaite gave us hope.

There aren’t any demons underneath the MCG track and a batting team who are trailing by the huge amount of runs, just needs to occupy the crease and score runs steadily. The Caribbean top order imploded miserable, but one man denied to surrender meekly and decided to restore some pride for this depleted West Indies unit.

Bravo batted for six hours and kept on fighting till the very end. He batted like a Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Larry Gomes, rather than the traditional Caribbean stroke makers. His Caribbean style of scintillating stroke-play was evident in Hobart, but boy, he can switch gears efficiently and present himself as a role model of composure. His fanda was simple: Just spend time at the crease, leave the good balls and wait for the bad balls to cash in – a ploy which is still very productive in this bloody age of Twenty20 Cricket.

At the other end, Carlos Brathwaite provided such an able support to Bravo’s composure. He was lucky enough to stay at the crease, but fortune favors those who goes out there to fight. The fight back of Bravo and Brathwaite, as usual, gave the fans of West Indies cricket hope and still they wish to believe that one day the golden days of Caribbean cricket will return.

Personally, I wish to invest faith in this young team and give them enough time to gel well. I won’t sit down and start crying for the return of those seniors who ditched Caribbean cricket for cash and of course, I have faith in Holder. I pray and hope that, WICB shows some sense.

Thank You

Faisal Caesar