A sleeping lion was awaken by the world champions Australia on Monday night providing West Indies with a
during the 4th ODI West Indies v Pakistan at Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia.
convincing four wicket victory at Warner Park ground in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis.
World T20 hero Marlon Samuels, on the back of a solid platform from openers Johnson Charles (48) and Andre Fletcher (27) who added 74 runs, played a match winning innings, providing his side with a rare win against the Australians.
He finally began to unleash a fury of shots after a usually slow start where he looked patchy for 22 from 37 balls, with his only convincing shot being a six over long on off Mitchell Marsh. In unfamiliar fashion where the prey would be attacked by its predator, this predator was provoked by his prey before he attacked.
It was clear that the Aussies did not learn from the English, as they too got Samuels going when they began to sledge him in the World T20 finals. First a return to the wicket keeper from the midwicket area, seemingly unintentional, hit Samuels in the back. The batsman gave the fielder a stare then it began.
Looking to be more aggressive he opened his stands to the pacers and use his feet to the off spinner Travis Head. At the start of the 27th over he danced down the wicket to Head and elegantly drove him past cover before another beautiful drive raced past a diving mid-off off Hazlewood’s bowling.
