2019 West Indies vs India (3 T20s, 3 ODIs, 2 Tests)

[PhatBoy]

How the West Indies became a fast-bowling paradise again

Trusting the Duke's ball and preparing green pitches to suit the likes of Shannon Gabriel and Kemar Roach has helped the team become a force in Test cricket

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Real interesting read about the fast bowling revival in the West Indies.

Gotta admit, even as the ultimate optimist these figures are better than anything I’d have envisaged

 

[Wolfs]

Shamarh Brooks? Who the heck is he?

 

[PhatBoy]

F*** yeah Kemar!!!

 

[PhatBoy]

Shamarh Brooks? Who the heck is he?

Been around for a while but he ain’t anything special

 

[PhatBoy]

Boooyahhhhh!

2-7

 

[frankrizzo]

Roach making them play a lot deliveries getting the rewards.

 

[Suspense]

fantastic over

 

[PhatBoy]

Those two wicket balls were basically perfect.

If you asked a bowler where he’d like to bowl and what he’d like the ball to do, he’d request a couple of balls like that.

 

[PhatBoy]

Gabriel cracking 150km/h already

 

[frankrizzo]

Need kohli on strike to roach.

 

[corbies]

Graeme Swann hosting the coverage was super weird.

 

[frankrizzo]

Virat softy Wtf was that.

 

[Suspense]

great pressure bowling

 

[PhatBoy]

F***ing yeah booooiiiiiiii

 

[corbies]

WI winning here (I know I'm going very early) would be massive for the WTC.

 

[PhatBoy]

Geez Gabriel is just a big brute of a quick and I f***ing love it. No words (well, unless he’s talking to Joe Root), very little emotion, just a big fast bowler pounding it in

 

[PhatBoy]

WI winning here (I know I'm going very early) would be massive for the WTC.

They absolutely have the attack to do it. I’m very sceptical about the batting.
Like Cummins being in there. He took a bagful against India last time they toured

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Gabriel going total brute.

He’s a nasty piece of work.

 

[corbies]

They absolutely have the attack to do it. I’m very sceptical about the batting.
Like Cummins being in there. He took a bagful against India last time they toured

Cricinfo had him wicket keeping when the teams were announced but I'm glad they've decided to give him the ball.

 

[carnthemlions]

No Ashwin is... interesting.

 

[Wolfs]

No Ashwin is... interesting.

Really surprising that India has lost confidence in Ashwin

 

[Ishikawa]

Not sure it's lost confidence so much. Pretty hard to go past any of Bumrah, Shami & Sharma wth their recent performances and from there it becomes a matter of weighing him up against Jadeja who has a terrific test record and offers more with the bat & in the field.

But sensational to see a great start by the West Indies bowlers as some had anticipated. Should be a very hard fought series.

 

[PhatBoy]

Good day of cricket bar the rain, windies bowled very well in patches, chase did ok for a glorified part timer, Cummins probably underwhelmed and that might prove crucial in the wash up of the game.
Just good to see us not dropping our bundle at any point really even though India soaked up the pressure and rallied

 

[Park cricketer]

Arise Sir Ishant!

 

[Richard Pryor]

Feel like Shami could challenge for record amount of golden ducks.