Same Old?(-worma)

West Indies, after looking like having reached a good position against Aus, are again back to a hopeless one. Aus managed, being 294/7 at a stage, to reach 435 before being all out. If there's one positive for them coming out of Ashes, its their "tailenders'" batting. Having successfully faced the lethal battering in Eng, the WI attack must've seemed genial to Lee and Warne. So, why do they need another allrounder ;-) And meanwhile, despite a good innings by Smith, WI have slumped to an all-too-familiar position. And its looking increasingly like business as usual for McGrath and his Aus companions.

Anyways...significant clues emerging from the Aus performance...that all's not well with their batting lineup. Hayden, as we know, has been tamed for ever, and Gilchrist, if not tamed, is certainly shaken(he would've converted his start, as he got yesterday, into a century 9 times out of 10). Clarke and Katich are not fully ready yet, and Watson seems more like a half-bowler half-batsman rather than a genuine allrounder. And already there are hints that the selectors might openly accept their 'mistake' and recall Martyn. Reason? Simple:

But it has now become apparent Australia's current middle order of Michael Clarke and Simon Katich are, at this stage of their careers, inferior to what he was and may still be.

and also

Australia can afford to carry two of Watson, Clarke or Katich while it is struggling for runs - but if all three fail, a change will be contemplated for next month's heavyweight three-Test series against South Africa, or sooner.