*Official* England in West Indies

[wpdavid]

Presumably it's a copout so they can find a role for Strauss.

Do either of these two actually open in limited overs cricket for their counties? I seem to recall Bopara is a number 3?

You recall correctly.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Davies' T20 record is pretty horrible, but averaging over 30 in List A is decent.

Prior's List A/ODI record is rubbish, but he has a decent T20 record.

England pick their teams from the hat presumably.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Sounds like yet another pitch not fit for international cricket. Could say the same about half the players in this match too I suppose.

 

[TT Boy]

Strauss.

 

[Rant0r]

Davies' T20 record is pretty horrible, but averaging over 30 in List A is decent.

Prior's List A/ODI record is rubbish, but he has a decent T20 record.

England pick their teams from the hat presumably.

come on, who really pays attention to runs and wickets

Sounds like yet another pitch not fit for international cricket. Could say the same about half the players in this match too I suppose.

haha

 

[TT Boy]

Sounds like yet another pitch not fit for international cricket. Could say the same about half the players in this match too I suppose.

Yeah shocker this wicket.

Anyone, know why the Windies have 'Vampire' on their kit and black masking-tape?

 

[Rant0r]

must be a tribute to ramnarine

 

[TT Boy]

KP gone. Pitch is a joke.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Gotta bat (and bowl) straight on garbage like this.

Just block, block and bludgeon it down the ground every now and then.

Knowing England they'll get 200 and then shove their mid-on and mid-off straight back and give easy singles.

 

[superkingdave]

What's a decent score on this pitch then?? 270??

Third wicket imminent with shah's running betweenthe wickets

 

[grecian]

What's a decent score on this pitch then?? 270??

Third wicket imminent with shah's running betweenthe wickets

I'd be happy with 230-240, isn't an easy pitch to play strokes on. With KP gone any chance of anymore is gone, after all. So lets just get some kind of defendable total......

 

[wpdavid]

needed to go on with it

 

[oitoitoi]

Where's your money lads? I reckon Windies will take this one, England have gone with 3 guys who try to bowl too quickly when wicket to wicket stuff is what you need here. Would have liked to see Benn and Miller together on this pitch.

 

[roseboy64]

Powell's a decent ODI bowler TBF to him.

 

[roseboy64]

Yeah shocker this wicket.

Anyone, know why the Windies have 'Vampire' on their kit and black masking-tape?

Check the WI domestic thread about the black tape.

 

[grecian]

Where's your money lads? I reckon Windies will take this one, England have gone with 3 guys who try to bowl too quickly when wicket to wicket stuff is what you need here. Would have liked to see Benn and Miller together on this pitch.

W Indies, mainly because they're playing England in an ODI, and we're crap at them

It looks like we'll get more then I thought though, clearly a pitch for the nurdlers.

Well done Owais, nice fifty.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Rain. Figures.

Might quicken the pitch up temporarily which would aid strokeplay.

 

[oitoitoi]

Oh dear...I hate the Duckworth Lewis Lottery, I have no idea how it works, which side will this favour at this point?

 

[Steulen]

Oh dear...I hate the Duckworth Lewis Lottery, I have no idea how it works, which side will this favour at this point?

Probably England as they're only 3 wickets down.

 

[oitoitoi]

Does DL take into account player records at all too? If so Prior doesn't look too clever but Dimi has a great (allbeit inflated) record.