“They Were Hopeless…”: Australia Great Breaks Silence After West Indies Skipper’s Jibe | Cricket News

Legendary Australia cricketer Rodney Hogg has been within the news not too long ago after West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite stated that his staff used the previous star’s criticism as inspiration through the win over Australia within the second Test match in Gabba. Hogg earlier referred to as the West Indies facet ‘hopeless’ and ‘pathetic’ however after the match, Brathwaite flexed his muscle groups and even went to ask – “Are these muscles big enough for him?”. Hogg has lastly damaged his silence since Australia’s defeat and he stated that the match appeared like a ‘two-and-a-half-day sport’ however West Indies fought again brilliantly.

“When I looked at the West Indies in that first innings in this second Test, I was having a look here and I’m thinking to myself, ‘How good was my prediction?’. They were 5/65 and Starc had three wickets … it was looking like a dead set two-and-a-half-day game.”

“What an amazing performance, it was fantastic to see them given an opportunity to play a second Test match against Australia. The fact that they were up at the Gabba, some of them had never played in a day-night game before. There’s a pink ball. They’re in front of 30,000 or 40,000 people. It’s a different experience,” stated Hogg to Sen.com.au.

It was West Indies’ first Test win on Australian soil since 1997 and despite facing early setbacks, Shamar Joseph claimed a terrific seven-wicket haul to guide the visitors to victory.

Hogg joked that he has apparently “reinvented West Indies Test cricket” and stated that West Indies have been hopeless when he made that remark however with time, they confirmed large enchancment.

“Well, apparently, I’ve reinvented West Indies Test cricket. They were hopeless before I made those comments and they’ve, they’ve all jumped up and been motivated to play well.”

“They came here with six guys that didn’t have a Test cap and they were so inexperienced, and you sort of thought, ‘Well, they are a bunch of hopeless players’, but give them some game time a few of them showed, some real ability, didn’t they? The better that the longer the two games went on, the better they got,” he additional added.