Shamar Joseph picks up his 7th wicket to beat Australia, a breakdown

[@NostraFnDamus]

I'm an Aussie but you cant be mad about this. One of the all time great performances. He was really humble after the match too, definitely a future superstar

[@StuRap]

Aussie here too, so happy to see the Windies win against us. Fingers crossed they can build on this and maybe get back to being the force they once were.

[@tin-n-tan]

Yeah it was easy to get behind. And the post match interviews were amazing. Often when a player does the 'it was my teammates' it seems disingenuous. He seemed so humble and genuine though.

[@christopherryan7780]

I was hoping he would have got the last wicket. It’s deadset a fantastic result for test match cricket. I’d love to see the Windies build from this just abit of belief goes a long way. This is also why test match cricket is the king. T20 has nothing on the 5 day game

[@tin-n-tan]

@@christopherryan7780 agreed. The last hour was just gripping. The story the other way if Smith had hit the winning runs was also interesting as after the first innings the knives were out. Still batted through the innings though which was a fair effort.

[@christopherryan7780]

@@tin-n-tan 100% mate couldn’t agree more

[@BNatoAk]

I sincerely think JomBoy has found his favorite sport 😂

[@JacieNicholson]

Nah I think that’s baseball still but it explains why he loves cricket so much

[@brhodes2287]

It's probably tied for 2nd. Baseball is the greatest game ever created and played.

[@robctas]

@@brhodes2287 Baseball pretty much evolved from cricket. It’s certainly a modernised version whereas cricket tends to be more a traditionalist sport

[@badgoogle9938]

@@robctas Baseball is closer to rounders than anything

[@herzogsbuick]

well, it would be a raised 13th if anything

[@matthewsmith2682]

the progression of Jomboy's passion & understanding of cricket is beautiful to watch!

[@asdfaeou]

I'm so fortunate. I'm so fortunate that as an American, who has long lived cricket, that my favorite content creator just happened to suddenly also love cricket. Every so often a video comes out to remind of just how fortunate I am.

[@Nizzleson]

There's really no substitute for watching a game. T20 cricket was designed to be faster, with more action, and to fit into a 3 hour broadcasting window. It's a great sport, filled with tactics, drama, precision, power and finesse. And because International competition is the norm, there isn't really an off-season. It's always summer somewhere!

[@danielflanigan1022]

Cricket needs a strong West Indies to help keep Test cricket competitive and alive. Hopefully they can keep growing from here!

[@ChuckwaldMartin]

no they don't its been competitive and alive as of late and the West Indies have been horrible. Its nice to see them do well sure, but no one team is needed.

[@marklnz]

@@ChuckwaldMartin I actually agree with the sentiment that Test cricket needs a strong West Indies. The balance of power in cricket has never really shifted away from the England-India-Australia triad since the West Indian greats of the 1980s. My beloved New Zealand have been good/great but they go unrecognized in the cricket world, perhaps because of a lack of money - for whatever reason they're just not a drawcard. The same is true of South Africa (when they can even be bothered sending a full strength team on tour). But because of the history of the West Indies, the legacy of guys like Garner, Holding, Lloyd, Sir Viv Richards, and later Brian Lara, etc. might just be enough that a strong 2020s WI team might just get the cricket world thinking a little more globally again.

[@TheSequelWasBetter]

I love learning baseball terminology from the cricket breakdown; "dotting the corner" is such a perfect expression for a great pitch, in the same way that "top of off stump" is a chef's kiss for a bowler.

[@GrandmasterBFunk]

Even as an Aussie this Loss didn't feel bad because what an amazing story for Joseph and just an incredible win for test cricket itself.

[@flamingfrancis]

It was also really great to see many of the SCG spectators showing their appreciation of what was a tremendous effort.

[@amireallythatgrumpy6508]

8:00 Yes, top of off stump. You said it correctly in the end.

[@Real28]

2:15 THE BLUEY REFERENCE!! YESSS!!! How you know you're a parent, when you speak in Bluey references.

[@NorthernlionLP]

Bluey cricket episode is one of the best cartoon episodes to ever air tbh

[@Real28]

@@NorthernlionLP there's a lot of "best cartoon episodes" from that show and I've been watching cartoons since the 80s - which were full of classics.

[@abssch]

When Rusty bumps fist with his future self as a professional….. 😭. Bluey is a pretty spectacular kids’ show given that both the kid and the parents like it. Parents watching Cocomelon is like some Clockwork Orange torture.

[@kaiyotech]

Best Bluey episode so far imo, and that's already a high bar.

[@michael95621]

@@abssch totally agree. Great episode and moment.

[@christophercasey6775]

Profile in courage. Bowled 6 wickets on a broken foot. Extremely tough guy. Very well done indeed.

[@rokka222]

1. Amazing bowling to be sure. 2. He did not have a broken foot. That is simply factually incorrect

[@brendan3143]

As a cricket fanatic and a Jomboy fan, I really enjoy seeing a mash up of two of my favorite things. Also enjoyable about this - an Aussie commentator had ripped the Windies for being pathetic and said they weren’t strong enough physically. Post match interview included the Windies captain showing his muscles and saying “is this strong enough for you??” Lots of fun.

[@maxcarter5148]

Such an awesome story. Even as an Australian I couldn't help but be excited by this story. Good for the game of cricket young teams like this showing they can beat the best in the world.

[@nangarranga]

This was only the second Test match (the international 5-day format) Shamar Joseph had ever played. His first was the previous match between Australia and the West Indies where he got 5 wickets in his first innings, including getting Steve Smith out on Shamar’s very first ball. So Shamar has gotten 5+ wickets in 2 of the 4 bowling innings (or 4 half-innings in baseball) he has played so far. Incredible stuff

[@Acebush99]

Took 12/30 Aussie wickets

[@GrantMcKenzie-p4c]

Gotta say mate.... You explain the beautiful game that is cricket so well. Well done!!!

[@howardhorner226]

I am a huge cricket fan and honestly we're so lucky Jomboy is into the sport, he is doing such an amazing job of spreading the gospel of cricket! Really hope the cricket world gets you involved for the world cup this year...

[@thatgnaralooguy]

I love how your understanding of cricket is developing. Keep watching! I'm an Aussie but didn't mind West Indies winning. Was pretty exciting.

[@ryN0515]

The fact that Jimmy brought in the Bluey cricket episode.... Man is probably the American/Canadian cricket ambassador. This channel never misses. I really hope my fellow non-Caribbean North Americans embrace Cricket. It really is a brilliant game.

[@wwpjd28]

I enjoy watching these breakdowns but I still don’t understand enough about the different forms and rules and it is a lot harder to find time to watch sports that are on during weirder time windows. Jomboy runs his own business and his job is about watching and discussing sports in large part. But if you don’t do that, harder to watch a sport you don’t know much about during non standard watch hours. And once baseball starts, that’s about all the time I have for sports for over half the year

[@thejesusaurus6573]

@@wwpjd28 its a pretty simple game at its core and once you understand you can enjoy these breakdowns without needing to follow cricket.

[@wwpjd28]

@@thejesusaurus6573 I already enjoy the breakdowns quite a bit. But for actually getting into the sport, the different forms of scoring and overall game format are definitely a bit confusing.

[@thejesusaurus6573]

@@wwpjd28 There aren't different forms of scoring unless I'm misinterpreting you. You get 1 run every time the batters swap positions, 4 for a ground rule double, 6 for a home run. That is the same across all formats. As for the game format, you really just need to know test cricket or limited overs cricket in test cricket everyone on a team bats until there are 10 outs, then they change sides. In limited overs cricket everyone bats until there are 10 outs OR the limited amount of overs is reached. That's all really. Limited overs games are designed to be much shorter. That affects HOW you play the game in terms of strategy but it has no effect at all on the rules of the game. They are the same.

[@OceanBagel]

That ramp shot was pretty cool, it's something you can never really see in baseball because of field positioning and equipment. I'm sure you can get the ball going a lot further if you can add momentum like that instead of having to counter the momentum like in baseball.

[@thatgnaralooguy]

One of the best shots I've ever seen tbh. The skill of Smith to play it, let alone have the guts to do so under those circumstances.

[@flamingfrancis]

There IS no analogy of the ramp stroke, or any other shot that does not go into the quadrant immediately in front of the batter, between the two sports. Most commonly the ramp is played as a deflection shot with a relatively still bat. No crossover insofar as batting skills given there is no deflection in baseball. Consider that the two bats are made to produce different results. Diamond sports are also unique in that the bunting of the ball is often used offensively.

[@dxfifa]

You can't swing at it though so it's completely momentum based. So no, it doesn't go a lot further, A well timed ramp will generally be a decent amount shorter than a lofted on-drive (which is the most common straight hit for six. If the batter is at 12 o clock, this goes between 4 and 5

[@kennethbutler9164]

The Bluey reference is absolute gold!

[@zac461]

This has got to be the best Cricket breakdown yet.

[@kingssher8019]

Man when I lived in NYC I would have loved playing cricket with Jimmy and Jake. As someone who loves Yankees and cricket it’s a fun combo

[@flamingfrancis]

You would have been really pleased if you had attended the T20 cricket game at Yankee stadium that was played betweeen teams led by Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar almost ten years ago. Here in Oz we have seen the famous Sydney Cricket Ground beautifully converted into an MLB field ffor the season opener (LAD / ARI) back in 2014. Vision of the conversion under MLB supervision can be found.

[@Lfkxl]

If anyone was going to win he game single handedly with little to no help from his teammate batters, it was always going to be STEVE SMITH. He’s HIM. He did just that so many times before for Australia. But damn, West Indies did it. Crazy bowling performance from Shamar IN Australia. No one saw it coming

[@jeffshootsstuff]

Thanks for these cricket breakdowns. I'm almost starting to begin to have an inkling of understanding a very little about the sport.

[@waynec3563]

Joseph wasn't even going to go to the ground because of his toe. What I found impressive was that he bowled 10 overs in a row before the lunch break (and then a couple after), and at the end of those 10 overs he was bowling faster than he did at the beginning. Very unusual in modern cricket to see a fast bowler bowl that many overs in a row.

[@ufotamilnadu369]

The mighty Windies bloods

[@Igbon5]

Great summary. I am in Melbourne and haven't taken much notice of the cricket but I had to take my car somewhere and when I jumped in, put the radio on, there was instant palpable excitement from commentators as I got the good luck to hear the last 3 overs on radio. It was amazing. The West Indies were once a mighty almost unbeatable team and it was great to hear them win.

[@albertmiller2electricbooga897]

The video of his return to the airport in Guyana was awesome

[@blackipino2011]

Know nothing about Cricket so thanks Jomboy for the baseball translations! I’d watch a full game if Jomboy was calling the plays 🙌

[@noahdoss1967]

This clip is one of the best in terms of having all the info needed to process the scoreboard

[@FreoRicci3]

Love the knowledge. I’m an Aussie baseball fan. JomBoy explaining cricket is simple and straight forward. Great to listen to

[@kenSpiffyJr.]

Between breakdowns and Ball in Play, I think I finally understand Cricket now.

[@BovineJustice]

The universal consensus in Australia from everyone I spoke to, friends, family, work mates, is that this was a good result. No one wants to see the WI beat up on forever and our Aussies need to be humbled now and then. Plus one of the best eras of cricket was when the WI were powerhouses. Need more of this.

[@danielhopley598]

As an Aussie I love this from the Windies. They made cricket exciting in the 90's/early 00's. More people watch when teams like this find flight. Here's to hoping for more excitement

[@kevincoryell7924]

I really enjoy the cricket breakdowns. This one was one of the better ones!

[@beanosity]

I was waiting for this one! Fantastic to watch - helluva story

[@andrewpelechaty7634]

This guy really knows his stuff (even though he calls wickets 'outs'). And he explains the game clearly.

[@JohnLamb-dx7ud]

It's because "outs" is the baseball equivalent. Better for the new to cricket American fans to understand.

[@owenmcgh]

I grew up watching the West Indies being a dominant team in the 80s/90s, so this was both amazing and frustrating to watch at the same time. They had some of the coolest guys in those teams. You couldn't hate them. They also have one of the best logos in sport. Shamar Joseph needs a movie made about him when he's done. Such an awesome story. I love that you mentioned attacking the stumps of the lower order batters! Probably the thing that annoys me the most is letting bowlers get cheap runs by trying to bounce them out instead of hitting the stumps.

[@MikeP2055]

What an amazing wicket! Holy hell, it was perfect. I love those RC car shots, especially when it's out along the boundry. It's such a cool perspective.

[@s3tTz]

I grew up hating the West Indies because we (Australia) could NEVER beat them. Nobody could ever beat them. They were untouchable throughout the 80s and early 90s. Sure we'd pinch the occasional victory here and there, but we'd ultimately get soundly beaten over the series. After Australia finally beat them in 1995 (in the Caribbean, no less), the West Indies began their steady decline into virtual nobodies, and it was only as an adult that I truly appreciated what a powerhouse team they were, and how privileged I was to witness the likes of Richards, Greenidge, Lara, Richardson, Ambrose, Walsh, Bishop, etc. in their pomp. It's been kinda sad seeing the WI decline over the last 20 or so years, and I really hope this win helps them start to turn it around. I fear that it won't happen unless their cricket board comes to the party and starts paying their players what they deserve. Too many good players have shied away from test cricket to play in the big T20 leagues because of the big bucks on offer. I love all forms of cricket, but test cricket is the best and must survive.

[@JamesFamily100]

Jomboy you are the first American I know that actually understands and appreciates test cricket. Well done mate, keep up the good work.

[@ryancruz1876]

Bluey and Jomboy doing that work to bring Cricket to America! 🏏

[@espoton]

A stat and info for you Jomboy. From the bowling crease (where the ball is release) to bowling crease at the other end (where the batter generally stands) is 58 feet. Similar to Baseball 60 feet 6 inches. Joseph is bowling over 90mph and the ball bounces on the ground. As a batter in cricket if you get hit by the ball it is your fault.

[@flamingfrancis]

It was so great to see the Calypso Kings giving we Aussies a dose of what they gave us long ago when they had a veritable production line of greats like Shamar. People forget too soon the greatness of the men from the Carribbean and what they gave to the game when they were virtually unbeatable. They are the fourth oldest Test status team and deserve the respect they have earned.

[@ltothemillsy]

I’m finally starting to understand this game by watching your breakdowns 😅

[@ben2976]

Incredible break down Jimmy. Brilliant work.

[@bhaskarmothali]

How wonderfully explained! Well done.

[@rizzo1brian]

The cricket episode of Bluey instantly became my favorite episode. And I have Jimmy and cricket breakdowns to thank for that.

[@sam_uelson]

West indies are the one team I don't mind seeing win in australia. They're just a fun team to watch.

[@TheTEN24]

Damn this is an impressive performance inenjoy learning more cricket

[@nigelcanuck5943]

Amazing performance and interesting decisions by Australia to keep it tight.

[@simonscott1121]

Every Aussie is hopeful that the Windies will be competitive again. In the 80s they were unstoppable.

[@Rogerw1nz]

Great commentary Jomboy. You pretty much nailed the cricket terms except for the DE-fence … cheers, Roger from New Zealand.

[@wattster71]

To have this game and the India v England Tests end the way they did, on the same day, was amazing. Brilliant for Test cricket.

[@ST-cp6fn]

Love the cricket stuff Jomboy!

[@christopherryan7780]

Thoroughly enjoy the reviews especially the often forgotten sports like Softball and field hockey, but your cricket reviews are fantastic

[@tinclunge1234]

I was watching with my girlfriend who hates cricket! I said you don’t realise how big this is if the Windies can roll us. This is huge! Made her watch and she was amazed also. Truely great moment in cricket history and I was so happy for these guys!

[@YerenRosie]

Another bit of Bluey info. In the Cricket episode of Bluey, and the end, when young Rusty glove punches grown up Rusty, they do so as Rusty is walking out to bat at a stadium. That stadium is the GABBA, which the match shown in this video is played.

[@jesseyoung9654]

I was at the game on day 2. Incredible experience.

[@sleepssbm2035]

Australian, but god this was one of the all-time great games, and couldnt be happier for the windies. Shamar, take a bow

[@kragger99]

Love the cricket breakdowns Jim!

[@CallsignEskimo-l3o]

In the 1960s Australia and West Indies played a tie (both teams dismissed for the same score after two completed innings each), one of only two ties in the history of Test cricket and this had the potential to become the third.

[@justinbodenschatz3796]

Jom you have me almost all the way in on cricket now after b.i.p. and this video 😅

[@XaviRonaldo0]

A good West Indies team is good for cricket in general. Unfortunately they didn't qualify for the recent world cup for the first time. Let's hope they can get back to their glory days!

[@Haroldm814]

Cricket is awesome dude

[@m_i_c_h_a_e_l]

Hopefully Jomboy Media make it to the Pakistan v India match at the World Cup in New York later this year

[@zealot2147]

Let me see if I understand test cricket properly: a test match lasts for 5 days, consisting of 2 innings per team, with a maximum of 90 overs a day (so presumably 450 overs over the course of the match). An over is 6 legitimate bowled balls. Team A, who bats first, will bat until they’re bowled out and get 10 wickets, seeing as many overs as they can. The captain of Team A may end their inning early to enforce Team B to bat, again presumably since the match ends after 5 days this is a tactic to ensure a draw doesn’t occur, and that’s called innings forfeiture.

[@thejesusaurus6573]

your understanding is certainly good enough that you'll be fine to watch cricket but a couple items. Its actually a MINIMUM of 90 overs in a day played over 3 sessions that are about 2 hours long each. Team A bat until they LOSE 10 wickets, the fielding team are said to have TAKEN the wickets (not important in terms of understanding, but that is the terminology). Team A can "declare" (end their innings) at any point, and yes the only reason to do so is really if you've scored an awful lot of runs and youre concernd the match may not finish in time, so declaration is FAR more common in the second innings, declaring in the first innings would be strange unless a team scored like 500+ and was expecting a lot of rain

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Pretty much! Great understanding. As with this match (and most in Brisbane) weather comes into play, so Australia declared early thinking that a cyclone would make landfall north of the city on day 4 or 5 and the rain would call for the match to be abandoned.

[@Redaku418]

Man West Indies needs players like this again

[@andrewrichmond1735]

Top of off stump ...it is considered the perfect length to bowl

[@wickdwitchowest]

I saw Shamar on debut and went to work after the Test and said "there's something about Shamar ..." and then the GABBA happened

[@YellowJello57]

Thank you for covering cricket, Jim

[@kylerae9196]

Lamar Jackson may disappoint, but the legend of Shamar Joseph is born!

[@Thalanir7]

I know it happened a couple weeks ago but I think it’s still worth doing a breakdown of Josh Brown’s 140 in the BBL semi final.

[@feelincrispy7053]

As an aussie i was so happy sri lanka won. It was so deserved and made for great watching. The aussies are no1 in the world and have won almost every test match this season so it wasnt like we were desperate for a win. S.L are second from the bottom in the team rankings so to see some young sri lankain guy with a smashed toe, who only started pro cricket 2 years ago and lives in a remote tiny village completly win the game was absolutely awesome.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

West Indies mate not Sri Lanka.

[@thetester7988]

Love that jomboy is bringing cricket to the usa

[@SethWilliams115]

I now need a breakdown of Bluey episodes. This was not a mashup I had considered needing before now.

[@siddkumar8032]

@5:40 ish you mention Smith was practicing the helicopter shot which is incorrect. That was the Upper Cut. Just before that, Smiths hand movements were about how he could have played the shot better. He is saying to himself that he should have opened the face of his bat more to find the gap

[@kylekey2444]

“Just like Rusty did in Bluey.” Many dads of little kids got that reference immediately. 😂

[@dannybans23]

Great analysis man!

[@rodrigo63230]

That last bowl was a dart for sure

[@newremote]

A little terminology for you, Jomboy. When a specialist batter is protecting a lower order batter, as Smith is doing with Hazlewood here, it’s called “farming the strike”. You keep the tail-ender away from the bowling as much as possible.

[@gthotshot]

A star is born, Shamar Joseph

[@michaelhockus8208]

cool video Jomboy, thanks!

[@mickylawless1941]

Do you know what da bomb is? Jomboy breaking down an epic cricket match! That be da bomb!!!!

[@easyezzington]

Been waiting for this one

[@potatolover7299]

Where does everyone watch their cricket? I’ve been getting into it but I didn’t know if there is a free stream somewhere

[@JomboyMedia]

ESPN+ has some. Willow.tv has almost all but its 8 dollars a month

[@cg_2k72]

Would have been nice to have spend a minute or two explaining what the West Indies actually are. It's kinda an archaic term for the Caribbean island nations + Guyana. (Of course most of them were former British colonies because it's cricket). So they're actually multiple small and not very rich countries working together to field a relatively competitive team in world cricket (even if they've declined a lot in the modern period). The team that they've fielded in this test match is very inexperienced and not a first-choice side because a lot of their better players have taken franchise-cricket contracts in the t20 leagues to earn more money. Historically from the 80s-90s, West Indies were basically the US Mens National Basketball team of Test Cricket. They destroyed teams for fun with bat and ball, but especially with their bowlers. Everyone feared them home or away. Australia on the other hand are a juggernaut in world cricket. Incredibly wealthy, a much bigger population, a near impossible to beat in home conditions, especially in test cricket. Massive David v Goliath game.

[@bearsuitattack]

time to get a robot car for the warehouse! great breakdown!

[@squidsyd100]

Test cricket is magic.

[@nickhcoffey]

I am looking for the ramp shot to used in the next BIP tourney

[@raycarlbrown-amory3509]

Fantastic breakdown by baseball fan

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Crazy end. Pity the cyclone warning turned everyone off from going to the stadium because it was about as historic as it gets. I don't think any Aussie is upset over that loss. The West Indies went from not qualifying for the World Cup to beating the World Champions Australia in Australia in less than a year thanks to a kid with a broken toe that has played less then a dozen pro games before being called up for a spot in the West Indies.

[@no1basser]

Big up WI!

[@ZainAK283]

I love the cricket videos, more please!

[@RED0FIN]

He played great. It was exciting

[@EltWilder]

Every now and then my team does something special in a test match. Need a throwback breakdown on Mayers 4th innings double century on debut from a few years ago.

[@EsaRoman]

You need to do a breakdown of South Africa vs Cape Verde in the African Cup of Nation quarterfinal penalty shootout. The South Africa goalkeeper saves four of the five penalties. Just before the shootout he asks the coach what side number 6 of Cape Verse will kick, they reply left and he saves that one to win the game by going left

[@zachbartel6001]

Shamar Joseph is next in the line of West Indian fast bowlers

[@Potts132]

The saying you were looking for was: "Hit the top of off-stump"

[@amireallythatgrumpy6508]

He did say it right in the end.

[@AliceYobby]

It’s always the most interesting breakdowns that get the least amount of views for some reason!!

[@litten1728]

watch fire in babylon is a cricket doc about the west indies team really well done

[@thesouthernist8174]

Good work JomBoy 😉