The thing that strikes me about this squad is that eight of them played a part in that awful 2004 series (and if Lara hadn't quit it would have been nine). Samuels and Dwayne Smith have woefully failed to make use of their talents so deserve to be axed but TBF, thy aren't the only underachivers in WI cricket.People say WI are crap, but IMO they've been crap with the odd good performance (mainly in ODIs mind you - the last two CTs for instance) which suggets they should do better. They are like England were pre Fletcher - and the likes of Atherton, Stewart, Hussain, Thorpe, Gough and Caddick who had underachieved for years went on to four series wins in a row (and two in the sub continent). But assuming the WI don't get their Fletcher, there is little hope for them - but I don't see a 4-0 because England themselves are not as good as we were in 2004. 2-0 or 3--0 maybe, but not a whitewash.
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pasag
RTDAS
roseboy64
Cricket Web Content Updater
Expecting only Ramnaresh Sarwan, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Corey Collymore, Daren Ganga, Chris Gayle and Daren Powell to perform at least ok. If any of the others bar Taylor perform even half decent I'd be surprised. Ganga/Sarwan for most runs and Powell for most wickets.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
WI deserve to lose 4-0 for not picking Dave tbh
tooextracool
International Coach
they probably will lose 4-0 without collins tbh.
steds
Hall of Fame Member
Indeed. Can't believe the selectors are still, after 3 years, too ignorant and/or up their own arse to give the bloke a run.
steds
Hall of Fame Member
Go wash your mouth out.Not this side of that Super Earth they've found
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Why not, for Amit was second behind Jerome Lawson in the Carib Cup wicket taking stakes.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Made his first class debut almost five years ago and he was taking wickets regularly two years back.
And when you consider the West Indies picked Jerome Taylor from novice obscurity, surely, a guy who spins the ball and gets wickets at an healthy rate would be an option instead of an unnecessary plethora of fast medium pacers.
Benny2k1
U19 12th Man
Trescothick
Vaughan
Bell
KP
Collingwood
Flintoff
Bopara
Read (Wk)
Harmison
Hoggard
Monty P
Vaughan and Trescothick were our best opening partnership in years in my opinion, Cook and Strauss as backups.
Only problem is having only 3 main seamers with Bopara and collingwood making up the 4th
Maybe give Glenn Chapell his long awaited and deserved chance!
Vaughan
Bell
KP
Collingwood
Flintoff
Bopara
Read (Wk)
Harmison
Hoggard
Monty P
Vaughan and Trescothick were our best opening partnership in years in my opinion, Cook and Strauss as backups.
Only problem is having only 3 main seamers with Bopara and collingwood making up the 4th
Maybe give Glenn Chapell his long awaited and deserved chance!
The Baconator
International Vice-Captain
A WI line up just doesn't look right without Lara.
Anna
International Vice-Captain
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Well we'd best get used to it.
IMO an England line-up doesn't look right without Fletcher either.
