Brian Lara reacts to the West Indies’ historic win over Australia at the Gabba | Fox Cricket

Jump inside the commentary box moments after the West Indies defeated Australia to get the reaction from Adam Gilchrist, Ian Smith and of course, Brian Lara.

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[Applause] and now he’s won a test match he’s won a test match just like that and uh BJ you’ve seen plenty of cricket you’ve got a special fell with you unbelievable unbelievable bowling from you how do you feel right now um actually he just got a sweat up so he

Needs to take the sweat off compose himself get ready unbelievable what a test match over the last couple of weeks well I must say um a shout out to my teammate for the encouragement that they give out to there the support even though I was going through the pain with

My toe is not at the best so you know I much shout out cheerers to my teammates and the supporters out here what about your toe this morning were you always going to Bow this morning no I wasn’t even coming at the ground this morning

To be fair but I must give a shout out to um Dr bam yeah he’s amazing doctor to me he told me that’s comeing the ground for a reason if it’s just to support the guys you know but I come and he did something to my toour I don’t know what

He did but something worked so I just had that you know time to go out there and ball and bring this game home for my team you had two wickets at the start of the play you needed eight wickets what was the talk in the dressing room well

Just positive that’s all let’s just go there and do it taking wickets after wickets it was just all positivity you would believe if you were watching that you played 100 test matches the way you B what about your strategy and how you B here what were you thinking about all

The time I was sticking to the basic just on top of off something that work a lot for me throughout this test even the forest that work up I was off track with a bit of get drive from boundry I wasn’t worried by it because I was just trying

To find my area and that was important for me so I I just found the area and went to do it for best and for my team can you understand how big this test match is I really do I feel like we win the we win the series even though it’s

One1 I feel like we win the entire series with this test and and it’s really amazing for my teammates must give up another shout out to them they’re really encouraging and you know I I’m glad that I make them proud and bring the Test match to one1 in the last

Year you’ve come so far to this very moment at the gabber pink ball test match you’ve never done it before you must be just feeling so overwhelmed yeah it’s just tears could have come to my eyes just now but I already cried on my five I would come it’s just happiness

That’s the most I could bring out here right now just happy that you know we win this test after when last we beat Australia I can’t even remember but you know today is a big day for us and I just want us to enjoy it and celebrate

And be happy nearly 30 years since you guys have won in Australia um the adrenaline must be coming because you’re not even looking tired Jesus Christ yeah it’s tough but I am I’m not that tired because I want to do this for my team I

Told my skaper I will bow to the end until the last Weck it fall it doesn’t matter how my my my toes are I’m okay you know and I did it for him and I’m happy that he’s proud of me now been an inspiration congratulations well done Shamir Joseph Smithy unbelievable thanks

PJ he’s an unbelievable character as well and just such the freshness of Youth the exuberance of Youth top of off Stumpy said top of off Stumpy hit to finish this test match off in brilliant brilliant fashion uh 13 wickets in the series at 17 Gilly well he said he feels

Like they’ve won the series tell you what they have done Smithy and Brian they’ve won the hearts and minds of uh the cricketing world there’s the celebrations Josh Hazelwood probably isn’t in agreement with that comment by me but you cannot do anything but sit back and admire one of the great bowling

Spells the lionhearted effort of a young man who has come from nowhere has announced himself on the global stage we’re going to hear so much more about him well it it’s almost as if he did carry them on his back today to a large degree and McKenzie’s there they’re all there

The silver Grieves they’ve all played their part it has been a team effort there has been a super star but it’s been a a wonderful team effort given no chance no chance at the start of the series no chance at the start of today really to be honest didn’t even take the

Field wasn’t going to come to the ground he said he came to the ground all right he announced himself and he brought some good bo boys with him as well BJ you got a couple more happy chaps with you man I have I got these two guys they came to

The ground Josh Sila Kar roach how does that feel phenomenal uh words can’t describe the feeling we have um to come to Australia and do what we did especially after the first game and last year as well um wow amazing I’m sure you have a few more words than me

G amazing oh come on come what it is um we knew it’s was going to take something special to be the number one team in the world and the belief the team had from the beginning I think the guys was always confident having fun in the dressing room keeping calm keeping

Relaxed and then expressing ourselves on the pitch I think we did a fantastic job and see the result come on we got to talk about the guy from Ghana sham Jo unbelievable unbelievable I think that’s probably the best winning spell from a bower in the wrestling from from a

Minute I’ve seen um so I just want to urge him know enjoy the moment more hard work to come you know and just you know you just did something extremely special for the people back in the Caribbean so hold your head up high and just live in

The moment man Joshua i’ got to say the pace from Shamir Joseph today outstanding right through that H spell 10 overs straight out flat out close to 150 yeah I was feeling it any gloves so um for him to come out there especially what happened yesterday with him he came

Out showed fight and determination he had one plan in mind and that was to get wickets and we all believed and we all had that self-belief in ourselves from our Skipper from roochi from the coach everybody believed and we came here with that that optimism that we can do it and

Did K what were you saying in the bowling quartel today at the start of play you needed eight wickets what were you saying to them stay calm stay calm I think why I believe I told the guys that the team that stay the calmest will win the Test match and that’s exactly what

We did I think the way we started this morning we were very consistent in our areas um we put the B Under Pressure some close shots we make them work hard for the runs up front and then we knew that something special is going to happen and that what Shamar did that was

One of the best spells I’ve definitely ever seen one thing I’ve Loved I think people around the world is that you enjoy enjoyed every moment of this test match no matter which way it went of course it was a great test match the wicked was great the fans were great we

Saw a number of people come out day one day two day three so to do it in the Gaba as well um yeah I still have no words as the most I have really could you wrap it up can you believe it it’s nearly been 30 years since the West

Indies won in Australia yeah we’ve been had that in mind for a long time um we’ve brought some good players down here we never got a job done but as a young group I’m very proud of the guys the way they’ve got they express themselves obviously the heart they’ve

Shown the fight and that’s why we just stay in a contest and you never know what happens at the end of the day it has been so good to watch thank you for talking us um unbelievable that’s all I’m going to say Smithy back to you

Thanks PJ yeah let’s not forget some of the other key players in this how about Kevin Sinclair on debut how valuable Those runs amazing amazing and I had a chat with him this morning about you know what happened in the second end where he should have taken a little bit

More strike maybe even bed the way how Smith batted and how aggressive he was but he just sort of Nod and he accepted the fact that you know he could have played a little bit better but his performance uh in this test match was tremendous buted solid in both first and

Second Innings got the Wicket of kaaja and his Fielding was exceptional and I believe it’s a great addition to to the West Indies team and overall Brian what do you think this will do for this group uh and and let’s go even deeper Cricket in the Caribbean oh well first of all I

Mean for this group of of young cricketers who are heading to England in a few months time uh which is going to be uh another a major series three test match series uh I think they’re going to be moving with a lot of confidence I

Mean what I can say though and I hope that uh both cricket boards can come together uh the ACB and the West indes Cricket Board in terms of accepting that we need to have three test matches this I mean to spend another two weeks here in Australia to see another test match

Would be amazing and I hope that at some point in time the Western EES can get back to that with Australia I don’t know if Australia is coming to the Western EES next or whenever we come here next but uh you know two test match I mean

This deserves a a real final and uh we don’t have it but tremendous series and I totally enjoyed every minute of it I think all West Indians did well I won lock horns again till 2025 around 18 months time so it’ll be it won’t be forgotten in 18 months this

I can promise you that Brian and G I suppose we still have to talk a little bit about Australia and yeah they got a lesson today absolutely and there’s a few things for Pat cumins and his team to consider and think about because I mentioned earlier they were challenged

By Pakistan at certain points there was 50/50 moments in uh certainly in tests 2 and three where they’ll feel like they they were disappointed they let the opposition in Pakistan on that most occasions let themselves down by poor catching some poor decision- making and Australia stepped up at the right time

As Champion teams do but that’ll be really disappointing they had the chance to go for uh a perfect summer now they sit back I guess the one constellation is that Steve Smith he looks like he made enough adjustments to be an opening bar test Cricket first win by the West

Indies in Australia since the the Wacker F 1997 don’t go away folks more great Cricket action here on Fox Cricket we’re going to go to India for the culmination of that test match as well but let’s get downstairs now for the presentation with ishaku