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Australia v West Indies Second ODI Report Card

Featuring the Fraser-McGurk Experience and steady stumbling

Dan Liebke
Feb 04, 2024
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The Fraser-McGurk Experience
Grade: A-

For this second Australia v West Indies ODI, Australia finally took the competition from the India-England Test seriously.

How seriously? They promoted debutant thrill machine Jake Fraser-McGurk to open. That would surely keep eyeballs on the white ball screen and away from the red ball siren song of—.

Oh, wait. He’s out.

But not before a thrilling innings of two plays and misses, one charged drive down the ground for four and an enormous six lofted miles into the crowd.

Five balls, ten runs, one wicket. Brilliant on every level. I’m very confident we’ll see a decade’s worth of such Jake Fraser-McGurk innings.

Or, if not confident, hopeful.

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