{"id":102789,"date":"2021-07-21T00:03:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T00:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=102789"},"modified":"2021-07-21T01:01:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T01:01:15","slug":"aussie-woes-continue-as-batting-crumbles-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=102789","title":{"rendered":"Aussie woes continue as batting crumbles again"},"content":{"rendered":"

A century partnership between Alex Carey<\/a> and Ashton Turner<\/a> was one of the few highlights for Australia in the opening ODI<\/a> against the West Indies in Barbados.<\/p>\n

Carey, in his first match as captain, top scored with 67 off 87 balls, combining with Turner (49 off 45) for a fifth wicket partnership of 104.<\/p>\n

It came as Australia's top-order batsmen once again failed to convert a start into a substantial score, with debutantes Josh Philippe (39) and Ben McDermott (28), along with Mitchell Marsh<\/a> (20) all failing to kick on.<\/p>\n

LIVE SCORES: AUSTRALIA vs WEST INDIES<\/a><\/p>\n

Even worse was the lower-order collapse which saw Australia crumble from 4-218 at the start of the 45th over, to 8-229 just 15 balls later.<\/p>\n

The tourists eventually limped to 9-252 from 49 overs, with leg-spinner Hayden Walsh picking up his best ODI figures of 5-39, as Australia's struggles against spin carried over from the T20 series.<\/p>\n

"The conditions are really foreign to us," Turner said.<\/p>\n

"Travelling halfway across the world to get here, but we've had some time to adjust now, playing the T20 series.<\/p>\n

"We saw it favoured the spin bowlers quite a lot, but I think the quick bowlers will be happy to bowl out there.<\/p>\n

"There was a little bit of two-paced in the wicket, it was a challenge, but there was runs to be scored if you knuckled down."<\/p>\n

Turner lamented the middle-order collapse that saw both himself and Carey dismissed in the same over, preventing an acceleration of the run-rate in the closing overs.<\/p>\n

"We knew that we had to take the innings deep and bat for a little bit of time, and hopefully try and cash in at the end," he said.<\/p>\n

"Unfortunately we weren't able to do that, both Alex and I got out at pretty important times, and we weren't able to capitalise on those last couple of overs.<\/p>\n

"We feel like we've got a score that's defendable."<\/p>\n

As well as Philippe and McDermott, Australia also handed Wes Agar his first ODI cap.<\/p>\n

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