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Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:06 pm
by meninblue
WI has won only 13 series in last 17 years. They are as follows: 2014 (versus Bangladesh), 2012/2013 (versus Zimbabwe), 2012/2013 (versus Bangladesh) , 2012 (versus NZ), 2011/2012 (versus Bangladesh), 2008/2009 (versus England), 2004 (versus Bangladesh), 2003/2004 (versus Zimbabwe), 2003 (versus SL), 2002/2003 (Bangladesh), 2002 (versus India), 2001 versus Zimbabwe), 2000 (versus Pakistan).

They are ranked above Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. SL and Pakistan are above them, and its unlikely they are going to surpass them given the relative team strengths in near future.

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:44 pm
by meninblue
Also had a look at test statistics of the batters playing in the ongoing test.

Brathwaitte - 37
Kierran Powell - 26
Kyle Hope - 13
Shye Hope - 24
Roston Chase - 42
Jermaine Blackwood - 33


Only Roston Chase is one player who will make it into other squads. The averages of other batters is very poor. Agreed some players with the poor averages are newbies in test cricket, however at this point of time during the lows of the test team they would have liked more players who delivered better performances.

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:56 pm
by Making_Splinters
I don't know about that, Brathwaitte and Chase would make the current England team.

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 5:00 pm
by andy
This test maybe the making of Shai Hope?

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 8:33 pm
by sussexpob
andy wrote:This test maybe the making of Shai Hope?


Or maybe he caught Wayne Rooney syndrome, and he hell go another 12 test matches looking absolutely rubbish again?

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:53 pm
by andy
who knows..but good signs for him, if he and Brathwaite can consistently make scores and they can get 1 or 2 in around them at least it will be a start..

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 6:07 pm
by bigfluffylemon
sussexpob wrote:
andy wrote:This test maybe the making of Shai Hope?


Or maybe he caught Wayne Rooney syndrome, and he hell go another 12 test matches looking absolutely rubbish again?


His average must be a bit higher than 24 now...

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:45 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
andy wrote:who knows..but good signs for him, if he and Brathwaite can consistently make scores and they can get 1 or 2 in around them at least it will be a start..


Darren Bravo.

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:11 pm
by sussexpob
bigfluffylemon wrote:
sussexpob wrote:
andy wrote:This test maybe the making of Shai Hope?


Or maybe he caught Wayne Rooney syndrome, and he hell go another 12 test matches looking absolutely rubbish again?


His average must be a bit higher than 24 now...


29.... it was 19

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:03 pm
by andy
Arthur Crabtree wrote:
andy wrote:who knows..but good signs for him, if he and Brathwaite can consistently make scores and they can get 1 or 2 in around them at least it will be a start..


Darren Bravo.



This side would be comptitive

Brathwaite
Powell
Darren Bravo
Shai Hope
jermiane Blackwood
Roston Chase
Denesh Ramdin
Jason Holder
Devandre bishoo
Kemar Roach
Shannon Gabriel..


Powell i would axe if there was anyone else, and to be honest Dowrich is dreadful, IMO even Ramdin is better..

Not many changes, this is a talented side and should be performing much better than they are now

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 4:45 pm
by andy
Chris Gayle's said this week that he wants to play test cricket again.. at 37, highly doubt it will happen...

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 4:48 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
He only seems to be fit for franchise T20s.

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 5:29 pm
by andy
Yeah not saying he will play, but he does want to play anither test...highly doubt he will though, surely won't get a farewell test lol..

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 9:02 am
by andy
Intresting that Holder has said that both Darren Bravo and Chris Gayle could come back.....Bravo would come back at expense of Kyle hope, and you would say Gayle for Powell, but im not convicned Gayle is actually intrested tbh

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 10:37 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Not sure there's much point going back to Gayle. He's 38 this week. He's overweight and his commitment doesn't even fluctuate, it just occasionally flickers open a single eye before rolling over and going back to sleep. He's been away for a whole three years.