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Pretty harsh isn't it. I suppose keeping the virus contained on just an island or two makes for harsh lockdown measures.400 and proof of vaccine. FMD...
Good stuff from big Kemar in that second innings. Most certainly the best fast man the Windies have had since Ambrose/Walsh.
That was also the first time I have seen van der Dussen play an innings of substance. Glad to see him amongst the runs.
I thought OShane Thomas would have been doing alright for himself these days. Haven't seen him much since the 2019 CWC.
Safe to say this series has been a step back for the Windies. A shame.
Ppl read too much into performances against minnows
no they don’t. They read into them
Exactly what they are.
No, you were pretty confident west indies would give South Africa a run for its money.
I'm really losing faith in Hope at Test level now. Part of me really wanted Bravo in there in place of Shai.That’s a ******* disgusting dismissal Shai Hope.
a player who routinely makes runs against 145+ white ball bowlers, even allowing for the bouncer restrictions in one day cricket, should not be getting out like that in test cricket
I'm really losing faith in Hope at Test level now. Part of me really wanted Bravo in there in place of Shai.
What would your ideal Windies Test XI look like heading forward PhatBoy?Me too. Worst part is he gave yet another taste of his actual ability in the first innings with nothing to show for it
Perhaps the most irritating thing is that the guys who DO have the game don’t have the mentality (Hope has the game, Powell definitely does and always has - he’s elegant, compact, has all the shots). The guys who do have the mentality - Brathwaite, Dowrich, Chase, Blackwood to an extent who really seems to be trying to dig in since he returned to the side - they don’t have the game.
What would your ideal Windies Test XI look like heading forward PhatBoy?
Not sure if your saw or not but they bowled them out at an average of 26 per wicket. So with one aspect of their cricket they did. That isn’t decent. That is excellent. I also said they have a real problem with high class pace bowling which is something South Africa still has and it turns out they weren’t up to it. This morning they weren’t even up to it against Keshav Maharaj. It doesn’t magically mean previous results didn’t happen.
That looks really good to me. Agree with you on Powell, he was probably the only Windies batsman to look like withstanding the Saffers last night. Dowrich probably deserves a run with the gloves as well. I'd wager he'd average a little bit more with the bat than da Dilva, but not sure who's the better gloveman outright.I like Powell being back in there. I think he has class he’s just mentally very ordinary.
brathwaite
Powell
Bravo
Bonner
Mayers
Holder
Dowrich/da Silva
Cornwall
Roach
Searles/Joseph
Gabriel
Chase has the goods upstairs but his technique against the moving ball is suspect. Blackwood has something to offer but not sure where he fits in among that group
South African batting has regressed, but still had more than enough against West Indies. Roach & Gabriel are best & have been around for awhile. Long term prospects look poor