posted Jul 17, 2009

A win? Somehow, I doubt it....

The guys can't handle the spin of Shakib. The WI bowling in this side is okay, but the batting is poor.

Phillips has only played 19 first-class matches, and Walton has only played 11. Dowlin is a mediocre player who's been in and out of the one of the weakest sides in Caribbean domestic cricket (Guyana), and he averges less than 30 in first-class cricket. Reifer averaged under 10 in test cricket prior to this series.

Nearly all the Caribbean batsmen have joined the strike!

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posted Jul 17, 2009

This is a sham. ICC is the biggest sham of all

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posted Jul 17, 2009

DM Richards, OJ Phillips, TM Dowlin, RO Hinds, FL Reifer*, DE Bernard, CAK Walton†, DJG Sammy, TL Best, RA Austin, KAJ Roach

Best keeps his place, but Miller makes way for Hinds....

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posted Jul 17, 2009

From the pre-match reports, it is reported that there is a damp shot on the pitch which already has some grass on it. The WI is batting first, so this could mean a really short game.

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posted Jul 17, 2009

That's so true, dayne....

Richards is the only batsmen to make any serious runs, a quickfire 69, but Phillips, Reifer and Hinds all were out cheaply, and the WI are 130-4 now, with Dowlin and Bernard at the wicket.

We're having more of a discussion on this match here:

http://www.cricket-match-special.com/viewforum.php?f=3

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posted Jul 17, 2009

This performance just proves that we can't play spin very well. Even out first choice players made Greame Swann look like Murali.

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posted Jul 19, 2009

Why would you drop Dave Bernard ?

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posted Jul 19, 2009

A careless omission, windiesfan....

My team above has jsut ten players!

Let me edit it, and put Bernard back in.

Roach bowled well, taking a six-fer to bring the WI back into the game. The question now is, how much can the batsmen put on? They are clearly at sea agaisnt the bowling of spinners Shakib and Mahoudullah. Can they reach 350? Can Ryan Hinds finally translate domestic run-scoring form to the Test level?

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posted Jul 19, 2009

Bangladesh can win, with the mentioned bowlers if our former captain also fired on.

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posted Jul 19, 2009

Predictably, Hinds and Reifer are out cheaply, so advantage Bangladesh....

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