SKN vs Englishmen @ Warner Park, April 6-7 & 8-9

[mikesiva]

St Kitts & N v England XI at Basseterre
Apr 6-7, 2015 (10:00 local | 14:00 GMT | 15:00 BST)

St Kitts & N v England XI at Basseterre
Apr 8-9, 2015 (10:00 local | 14:00 GMT | 15:00 BST)

[mikesiva]

It seems that this will be the team to play England, according to a Kittian on windiesfans.com....

Jacques Taylor (skipper)

steve Liburd
jeremiah Louis
Jamar Hamilton
Akeem Saunders
Sheno berridge
Elvin Berridge
Darren Hobson
Quinton Bostswain
Ross pawell
leon Clarke
Sherwin Peters
Shane jeffers

[Arthur Crabtree]

Can't say they are familiar. Is that a recognisable Leeward Island's team?

[hopeforthebest]

This site says it will show it live, are there any others?

http://www.livecricketcentral.com/

[mikesiva]

Can't say they are familiar. Is that a recognisable Leeward Island's team?

The Leewards team finished sixth and last in the PCL, and this St Kitts-Nevis team has only about six players who played for the Leewards this season:

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... tournament

So, this is quite a weak team....

I don't know why the WICB didn't at least schedule the A team to play one of the matches.

[Arthur Crabtree]

The papers keep saying, a Graves did, that the IPL absentees will really weaken the WI side. But Pollard is nowhere near a Test place. Gayle at least arguably has a question mark over him. Sammy has many detractors. Even Bravo is more of a limited overs pick. Will the IPL take a lot away from the WI side?

Some players are being talked up to suit the narrative. Including Simmons.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Narine? Question over his action. Started poorly in tests, but admittedly, he's done better lately. He might be missed.

[mikesiva]

Quite right, Arthur...these players have been missing from the Test side for a while now, including Simmons and Dwayne Smith.

Here is the XI that turned out in the last Test in South Africa:

1) Kraigg Brathwaite
2) Devon Smith
3) Leon Johnson
4) Marlon Samuels
5) Shiv Chanderpaul
6) Jermaine Blackwood
7) Denesh Ramdin
8) Jason Holder
9) Jerome Taylor
10) Suleimann Benn
11) Shannon Gabriel

No IPL players there....

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-afric ... 22333.html

It is true that this Test side is weak, but it's been weak for a while, since the IPL players have been shying away from this format for a while now.

[Slipstream]

At least the bowlers will be using the Dukes ball.

[Durhamfootman]

with a bit of luck, the dukes will let Woody get his reverse swing going

[dan08]

England team: Cook (c), Trott, Ballance, Bell, Root, Stokes, Buttler, Rashid, Jordan, Broad, Tredwell, Anderson.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Twelve player team. The test team with one out of Rashid or Jordan to make way?

[mikesiva]

The news is that St Kitts-Nevis have won the toss and elected to bat.

The St Kitts-Nevis 11: Taylor, Liburd, Jeffers, S Peters, J Peters, S Berridge, E Berridge, Boatswain, Powell, Saunders, Louis,

England on the other hand have opted for Cook, Trott, Balance, Bell, Root, Stokes, Butler, Rashid, Jordan, Broad, Tredwell, Anderson

https://twitter.com/westindies?original ... 4400497664

http://www.windiescricket.com/news/watc ... vs-england

[andy]

Twelve player team. The test team with one out of Rashid or Jordan to make way?

Jordan will make way, Rashid wont be left out, they need a spinner

[mikesiva]

WICKET: SKN 18-1 as S Peters 10 is bowled by Anderson from one that came back into him and took off the off-bail. Powell joins Jeffers 8*

WICKET: SKN 27-2, Powell 6 goes caught at slip by Cook after punching Stokes for a delightful 4. Saunders comes out to join Jeffers 11*

WICKET: SKN (12 ovrs) 28-3 Jeffers 11 goes caught by Balance at point. He was looking to drive and the outer portion of the bat found.

WICKET: Liburd 0 is caught at slip by Cook first ball after the break. Was well-pitched up and moving away slightly and Liburd nicked it.

WICKET: Saunders 9 is caught by keeper Butler off the bowling of Jordan. Just on on-stump and Saunders was uncertain. SKN (16 ovrs) 36-5

WICKET: SKN (19 ovrs) 43-6 as Taylor 0 is snapped up by Tredwell in the slips off Jordan 2-19. Jason Peters 7* is joined by Louis.

WICKET: Louis 5 caught by Root at 2nd slip. Flashing drive played, not moving his feet and the outer portion of the bat was found. SKN 53-7