What a glorious side the WI was in the 70s, 80s & till mid 90s, they were simply unbeatable & invincible. The kind of batsmen & the battery of fast bowlers they had were simply incredible & the opponents were no match to them. That's truly nostalgic Calypso cricket 🏏

Spent many school nights up listening to this series on the radio back here in the Caribbean.

West Indies used to be such a great team. Its sad to see their downfall. Want to see west indies again achieving the same glory.

The youngsters who would have seen west indies in those days were very fortunate,Not only for the pacers but also the batsmen playing authentic,classic cricket strokes.And they played it with conventional bats.

I remember this match really well, having finished my final high school exams the day before it started !! At the end of the 1st day, WI were 0/39 in reply to Australia all out 167. The next day headline in the paper was straight to the point - it said "Windies rip us to shreds". Summed it up very well !!

who here is after india win brisbane end the streak of australia

I'm here after India's victory at gabba. Some legendary names in that windies team.

Just imagine if sir VIV had modern bat with small boundary how devastating that would be

The only unfortunate thing with highlight reels is that they don’t show how many times the Oz batsmen were also beaten for pace and movement. It was always just pure survival.

Look at the white uniforms of the players. No Ads on the uniform. They look so clean and tidy. Beautiful!

Gordon Grandage, top notch batsman! Awesome opening batsman, Des Haynes And Gordon Grinage the best opening batsman!

2 Indians def Australia at Gaba😂❤️

People talk West Indies brilliant bowling and batting but, boy the fielding was exceptional

At the time of this match, Rohit, Rahane and Pujara were toddlers. Other 8 team members were not even born.

Today, Jan 17th, 2024, was the first day of the first test in a two test WI tour of Australia. Many predictions were not flattering, and test cricket is ailing for many nations. But let’s hope it isn’t the end and carries on, and somehow, the WI s can be great again.

look at the ground it's so damn different now

One more thing - the Courtney Walsh 2nd wicket in 2nd innings was a hat trick !! At the time, it wasn't realised that he took a wicket with his last ball in the 1st innings to go with his first 2 in the 2nd innings. Amazingly in the very next Test Merv Hughes also took a hat trick over 2 innings.

West Indies had some serious artillery in those days!

@28:02 - Young Steve Waugh's 90 in Aus second innings was truly gem of an innings, easily the best batting in this match. He really took the battle to the great West Indian fast bowlers. He played freely and fearlessly. The square cut off Ambrose @28:30 and the hook off Marshall @30:52 were truly phenomenal. He played several brilliant shots - many of which could not go to the boundary because of the very slow outfield. The flicked boundary off Ambrose yorker @29:18 and the square cut boundaries off Marshall @29:40 and Walsh @31:34 were great shots too.

Brilliant West Indies team of the 1970s and 1980s.

aus last defeat at gabba when wi were invincible

Very few commenters have noticed that this footage has ABC radio commentary. No channel 9 coverage available? Perhaps Rob Moody may know why. I could recognize Jim Maxwell on the commentary.

All time great bating legends and killer bowling of am pi walls superb.great match

Gus logie one of the greatest foward short leg fielder makes fielding looks so easy and it was is brilliant fielding that allow him to remain in that great side west Indies team of that era is the greatest cricket team of all time the opener the number 3 viv Richards Richardson and the six best fastest bowlers in the world and a very competent keep with a very astute captain my words a masterpiece of a team

during the time that Steve Waugh still played that signature backfoot slash through point. He shelved that shot - along with the pull shot - in the second part of his career.

Wow: Ambrose, Walsh, Marshall and Patterson!!

V. Richard unmatchable. Real artist great entertainer. Lucky enough to watch him live in pakistan.

For me this is the ultimate dream team no weaknesses anywhere. Ambrose, Walsh, Marshall and Patterson all in excess of 90 -100 m.p.h and the batting greatness of Greenidge, Haynes, Hooper, Richards, Richardson and Logie with Dujon keeping wicket. A truly frightening team with talent, great fielders like Arthurton and Logie at short leg and Richards in the covers. If Australia had Mcdermott, Lillee, Thomson and Brett Lee playing at the same time it would have been a lot closer. Can you imagine if Brian Lara was in this team 😳. For me intimidating, fear, an all time great team. I've always wanted the Windies to do well but they don't have the conveyor belt of quicks like they had in the 70's and 80's.

who is here after India's victory at Gabba

Great upload - thank u

Gus logje. My countryman. Unreal fieldsman. Especially at forward short leg...

The West Indies of those days were real terror.

This is our target in next test match comming on 15.01.21

That was when we ruled the cricket 🏏 world

Such a shame Mike Veletta didn’t make more runs in that first innings

19.33 shot of the match. What beauty !

19/01/2021 India won the test match and the Gabba fortress is breached after 32 years!

Was channel 9 not covering this game? Ambrose, Marshall, Walsh and Paterson. WOW.

Congratulations to team West Indies

Brilliant strokeplay from Steve Waugh.

I was in 6th standard during this game. And now when Aussies lost to India my kid is in 6th standard. 😳

I was there for the first day of this test. Went with a girl called Marisa. It didn’t work out between us but cool to go to the cricket with a girl. Despite being under shade I still got pretty sunburnt.

Who else is watching this 33 years after

Wow 33 year ago

After losig Frank Worrel Trophy in 1976 West Indies transformed themselves into firehouse. Which lasted till 1998.

These guys were just too great no .3 bats man could be doing there own thing when these 2 openers batting

What brilliant Open partnership from Desmond and greenidge

how easy he makes batting look even with the fastest bowlers.

Not a bad bowling lineup for the Windies: Marshall, Patterson, Ambrose, Walsh & Hooper (I don't count Richards even though he bowled 11 overs in the 2nd, he only bowled 1 over in the 1st innings)

great shot

19.37 what a glorious effortless drive by master blaster

Great Match

This was the invincible absolutely great west indies team that kicked every one's ass for about 18 years.

It's Vivian Richards 100th test matches

Proper cricket, real no hards barred stuff. And notice Logie at silly mid on needing a step ladder to give a high five to the quicks after a wicket fell..

Here again after India and West Indies breached Gabba fort

I listened this match on the radio in Jamaica i could heard the West Indian players setting up Steve Waugh they decided that he is not going to make the century you could hear them through the stump mike

Some serious mulletry on display there

Ambrose coming on second change😲

Amazing how in ANY cricket video, at least one Indian will find a way to bring India into the conversation. Best navel gazers in the world.

Walsh hat-trick (Dodemaide Veletta and Wood) No one knew apart from the man himself.

As of today (2016) this game remains the last time Australia lost a Test in Brisbane!

Today 19 Jan 2021 Indian Team Under Ajinkya Rahane Has Made History By Beating Australia At Gabbba After 32 Years with A Very Young Team

West indies greats now they are great from bottom

who thought at the time that Aus wouldn't lose another test here till 2021

I think Steve waugh score his next to this series against England after 5 years of his debut

see the timing of viv richards at 20.34 for six sign of great player

Where’s Benaud, Chappell, Lawry and Greig?? This surely isn’t Channel 9’s coverage?

Desmond Haynes beautiful batting 😅

Wow didn't know abc also covered this series

Guss Loggee was the best example of unbelievable fielding of cricket history. اور لوگی ویسٹ انڈیز ٹیم کی بہترین تاریخ گزرا ہے،جس نے ایک بر reserve fielerکی غیر معمولی پرفارمنس کی وجہ سے ایک odiمیں پاکستان کے خلاف مین آ ف دی میچ لیا تھا

This is not from Channel 9 is it? Is it the ABC or SBS television?

Those snorters from ambrose at 5 mins.

Great video thanks so much. Australia are so hard to beat, and Umpire Tony Crafter was an absolute cheat in my view, he denied NZ test victories twice. Just my opinion.

Terrible mullets on display. That Ambrose ball to Wood was brutal!

who are these commentators?

Well toned batsmen like Lolyd, Gomes retired which never found good replacement.

Its interesting to see how the australian public deserted the ground in the 4th innings

Ambrose, Walsh, Patterson and Marshall, a pretty useful bowling line-up!

I am watching it after yesterday’s defeat of pakistan to see how Australia lost last time at Gabba

Steve waugh was useful bowler in the beginning

How did Geoff marsh play 50 tests with a batting average of 30🤨

Vivian Richards my hero

SOMEBODY!!! ....PLEASE SAVE THE ELEPHANTS!!!!

ABC TV commentators.

This is a bit of an anorak question: this coverage doesn't seem to be by Channel 9 (different commentators, 70s quality camera work and graphics). Did Channel 9 lose the rights?

Rahul dravid must have started his career around this time

Did the ABC have TV rights to this test?

The test where Australians leant about Ambrose

Australian Left arm bowler look like lan botham of 80s

West Indies back of length Australia very full or very short that's the difference between to side

That ball by Ambrose to Wood should have been illegal...no one should be allowed to bowl a ball like that...I was scared just watching it from my loungeroom. No Border or Jones or Mark Taylor or Hughes or Lawson (although he was commentating) or Alderman. They would all be instrumental in the demolition of England the following year (with Steve Waugh of course!)

Nice

How do you play Ambrose?

Where are Cozier, Benaud, Greig, Lawry and Chappell?

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Soon we will have no test cricket. Thanks to IPL and BCCI. So sad. Dont think any other sport managed to destroy itself in such a short space of time.

Scores / Stats were are never displayed on the screen. Boring to watch a match or even highlights if we don't get to see individual scores, number of balls faced, boundaries hit etc. Same for Bowling too, stats/numbers are very important in this game. At least, they should point the camera to the score board on the ground every now and then. Also, this Brisbane pitch is bouncy and is not exclusively for cricket, used as a dog race track too. But what a Team WI had - Greendige, Haynes, Richards, Richardson - Top class batsmen Gus Logie, Jeff Dujon - Top class fielders/Wicket keeper Walsh, Ambrose, Marshal - best of the best. lethal bowlers, simply destroyed Australia.

Last test we lost at Fortress Gabba!!!

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