West Indies Presidents XI v Australians May 27-29

[Carbine Chaos]

Saying he's a walking wicket is a ludicrous piece of exaggeration.

Not really. Given that we aren't getting a chance to see either way, I'd say their selectors agree with me.

And I'm not having a go at Chanderpaul, btw, who has obviously been a fantastic player. To play til the age of 40 is a top achievement but it's clearly time to move on.

 

[Torz]

Chris Rogers is 52 and still playing.

Just saying..

 

[The_Reaper]

And Afridi is 16 and retired.

 

[t_94]

Chris Rogers is 52 and still playing.

Just saying..

He's making runs though. Chanderpaul hasn't for an extnended period of time. Fantastic player though, truly unique to watch

 

[frankrizzo]

I don't get the feeling shiv was the sort of player who would take much notice of the tap on the shoulder from the selectors and announce his retirement, if they picked him for our series and he flopped who is to say he would actually call it a day then?

 

[The_Reaper]

It's harsh to say but I sometimes got the feeling that Shiv played out a few innings for the red ink

 

[Oaktree]

I don't get where he is in long term decline.

His stats:

Jan 2013 - May 2015: 18 tests, 1,121 runs @ 48.79
Jan 2014 - May 2015: 11 tests, 648 runs @ 43.20

His most recent 6 tests, 183 runs @ 16.63 from the tour of South Africa and home series against England is clearly well under par and greatly decrease the above two periods stats, which would be well over 50 if you take out these two series.

Also, despite this ordinary run in the past two series, he was still the second highest scorer in 3 of his 11 innings.

2 bad series in a career of incredible consistency suggests a trigger happy WI selection committee.

You get the feeling the board were just hoping for Shiv to have a mini slump as an excuse to drop him.

It is a complete lack of respect and undervaluing of a great of this game.

 

[The_Reaper]

I don't get where he is in long term decline.

His stats:

Jan 2013 - May 2015: 18 tests, 1,121 runs @ 48.79
Jan 2014 - May 2015: 11 tests, 648 runs @ 43.20

His most recent 6 tests, 183 runs @ 16.63 from the tour of South Africa and home series against England is clearly well under par and greatly decrease the above two periods stats, which would be well over 50 if you take out these two series.

Also, despite this ordinary run in the past two series, he was still the second highest scorer in 3 of his 11 innings.

2 bad series in a career of incredible consistency suggests a trigger happy WI selection committee.

You get the feeling the board were just hoping for Shiv to have a mini slump as an excuse to drop him.

It is a complete lack of respect and undervaluing of a great of this game.

take out Bangladesh tests from those stats.

And in the past six months who has he played apart from South Africa and England?

At his age 2013 stats are irrelevant.

 

[Cleavy]

Anywhere to watch the game?

live stream via CA website apparently:
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/aust...am-antigua-match-report-highlights/2015-05-28

 

[Torz]

live stream via CA website apparently:
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/aust...am-antigua-match-report-highlights/2015-05-28

That's cool.

What's not cool is the 10PM start. Boooo.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

That's cool.

What's not cool is the 10PM start. Boooo.

Guess I'm staying up to do work tonight.

 

[Torz]

My tip - Ahmed to do well and find a spot in the first test XI.

 

[The_Reaper]

The two tests are actually really close together.

Possibly ten days of cricket from the 3rd to the 15th of June

 

[Carbine Chaos]

My tip - Ahmed to do well and find a spot in the first test XI.

Ahmed to replace Watson at 3?

 

[Torz]

Ahmed to replace Watson at 3?

I didn't bother saying it, because I figured it was a given?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

So...the stream isn't working for the start of the game? Awesome.

 

[Torz]

So...the stream isn't working for the start of the game? Awesome.

Who needs a stream? Cricket.com.au are compensating by tweeting pictures where the players look like ants.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Who needs a stream? Cricket.com.au are compensating by tweeting pictures where the players look like ants.

Yes, the pictures need to be at least 3 times as big.

 

[Torz]

Surely you work out the stream before the start of play. Seems logical. But no.

 

[Torz]

And now the players have protested the broken stream and left the field because of 'rain'. Even though it's sunny.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

(Stream courtesy of West Indies Cricket Board)

Ah...of course. I've identified the problem!

 

[Torz]

(Stream courtesy of West Indies Cricket Board)

Ah...of course. I've identified the problem!

If they won't pay players properly, I'd hate to see what stream operators are on.

 

[The_Reaper]

(Stream courtesy of West Indies Cricket Board)

Ah...of course. I've identified the problem!

The stream decided to get an IPL contract instead

 

[Torz]

It's alive!

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Stream is awful quality and it keeps cutting away for ads in the middle of overs?

Yeah, I'm out. Night lads.