***Official*** West Indies in England

[Pratters]

Jimmy!

 

[Howsie]

Jeez, Anderson's bloody good these days isn't he?

His average is coming down really fast too, I remember when it was 38 about this time last year.

 

[social]

Have you actually watched Broad bowl? He does get swing, but doesn't rely on the ball hooping around like Bresnan. I'd rather see Bresnan play ahead of Mahmood and Harmison atm, but he's still nothing more than average.

Harmison must be seriously crap these days if he's behind Broad, Bresnan, and Onions for any reason other than the selectors losing patience with his attitude

Let's face it, unless Harmison's absolutely lost it completely, even his most serious detractors would have to admit that he'd have been a massive handful in ths conditions that England have bowled in this summer PLUS I seriously doubt that Gayle would be walking down the wicket and plonking him into the stands over his head

 

[Howsie]

I'm not doing anything wrong, I'm just saying that Bresnan looks better then Stuart Broad. He swings it way more then Broad, and he also has a lot better control then Broad.

 

[King Pietersen]

Harmison must be seriously crap these days if he's behind Broad, Bresnan, and Onions for any reason other than the selectors losing patience with his attitude

Let's face it, unless Harmison's absolutely lost it completely, even his most serious detractors would have to admit that he'd have been a massive handful in ths conditions that England have bowled in this summer PLUS I seriously doubt that Gayle would be walking down the wicket and plonking him into the stands over his head

Harmison has absolutely lost it. No longer bowls at 90mph, his accuracy's gone, and he's nowhere near as good as he used to be. Not helped by his attitude, but he's not impressed with the ball this summer and in his last few England performances.

 

[Manee]

His average is coming down really fast too, I remember when it was 38 about this time last year.

46 wickets in 2008 at 29.84 and the 18 at 29.50 this year have helped the cause, but I don't think many doubt his proficiency inside England, where he averages 28.92, it is outside England where he averages 48.11 that the problem lies.

On a technical note, I feel he's just gotta be hitting the stumps more. He is too often swinging it past the edge of the bat.

 

[Uppercut]

Harmison must be seriously crap these days if he's behind Broad, Bresnan, and Onions for any reason other than the selectors losing patience with his attitude

Let's face it, unless Harmison's absolutely lost it completely, even his most serious detractors would have to admit that he'd have been a massive handful in ths conditions that England have bowled in this summer PLUS I seriously doubt that Gayle would be walking down the wicket and plonking him into the stands over his head

I don't think you can criticise Onions for sticking to a full length in swinging conditions, especially considering that he actually got Gayle out. Harmison would have banged it in back of a length, not been hit for six and not got his man, leaving the rest of the bowlers to try to force a result.

I wouldn't have Harmy anywhere near the team at the moment. Even if I especially rated his bowling, I'd have a hard time saying there's anyone in the current crop who deserves to get dropped.

 

[Howsie]

Janderson

 

[King Pietersen]

Brilliant bowling once more from Anderson. This is a masterclass in how to control the swinging ball at pace. Superb performance.

 

[atisha_ro]

This Anderson fellow is good

 

[social]

46 wickets in 2008 at 29.84 and the 18 at 29.50 this year have helped the cause, but I don't think many doubt his proficiency inside England, where he averages 28.92, it is outside England where he averages 48.11 that the problem lies.

On a technical note, I feel he's just gotta be hitting the stumps more. He is too often swinging it past the edge of the bat.

Doesnt swing in most places so he has to rely on accuracy and consistency - not his strongest suits

 

[grecian]

Quality stuff from Jimmy.

Why are they going off for lunch now in the best weather of the day, it can be very frustrating this game, should be going on for two hours this morning. Surely common-sense should take over....

 

[social]

I don't think you can criticise Onions for sticking to a full length in swinging conditions, especially considering that he actually got Gayle out. Harmison would have banged it in back of a length, not been hit for six and not got his man, leaving the rest of the bowlers to try to force a result.

I wouldn't have Harmy anywhere near the team at the moment. Even if I especially rated his bowling, I'd have a hard time saying there's anyone in the current crop who deserves to get dropped.[/QUOT

On performances in this series, Bresnan will go when Flintoff returns with the others justifiably retained

As for whether they should've been picked in the first place, that's another story

 

[Howsie]

If they were nine wickets down they would of stayed on.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hope Anderson gets a bowl at Edwards...

 

[S Chanderpaul]

Great stuff by Jimmy.

Cant wait to see him ripping out Ponting and co's middle stumps.

Poor Shiv left with no one as usual, though.

 

[roseboy64]

Roll on the ODIs please. Couldn't give two cents about this series. Just looking for individual performances. Never wanted it played in the first place.

 

[Uppercut]

Would've cared if West Indies won, no doubt.

 

[TT Boy]

What a ****house couple of performances from the Windies. Pathetic.

65 quid my ass. I wouldn't pay 6.50.

Good clinical performances from England though, particularly in the bowling.

 

[TT Boy]

England will win the ODI series.