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*Official* Zimbabwe in West Indies

Beamer

International Vice-Captain
Yeah the Zimbabweans were poor but I don't see what the West Indies did wrong apart from one awful over from Rampaul.

Overly negative tripe from Stewart IMHO.
 

Woodster

International Captain
Yeah the Zimbabweans were poor but I don't see what the West Indies did wrong apart from one awful over from Rampaul.

Overly negative tripe from Stewart IMHO.
Yes don't think too much of the blame can lie at WI door. They performed adequately enough in comparison to their opposition. I think that kind of bowling performance may have gone round the park, certainly more than today, against a half-decent side.

Although 4 wides and 4 no-balls will not please Ottis Gibson.

If WI finish this game conclusively and professionally, like they should, then fair play.
 

Woodster

International Captain
Ha ha, good old Ray Price as pumped up as ever. He's not going to give WI an easy time out there.
 

Beamer

International Vice-Captain
I hate pitches like this. It encourages bad cricket like ordinary finger spin and medium paced dobbers.

We have far too many of them in the Caribbean.
 

shivfan

Banned
Fletcher out for a duck....

Some posters would have us believe that players like him deserve a place in the WI side over players like Gayle and Shiv.
:cool:
 

Woodster

International Captain
I hate pitches like this. It encourages bad cricket like ordinary finger spin and medium paced dobbers.

We have far too many of them in the Caribbean.
It's not conducive to T20 cricket, where boundaries and cartwheeling stumps are the order of the day. Zimbabwe fielding has been comical at times, if these guys make up the majority of a would-be Test side, then it'll be a good few years in waiting. I am just judging off this one game, so perhaps a tad unfair.

WI should not make a game of this, if Pollard gets going it could be over in the blink of an eye.
 

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
I hate pitches like this. It encourages bad cricket like ordinary finger spin and medium paced dobbers.

We have far too many of them in the Caribbean.
20/20 World Cup is going to be awful. Might see 16+ overs of spin from the likes of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

Windies should get home now. The dangermen have finished.
 

roseboy64

Cricket Web Content Updater
It's not conducive to T20 cricket, where boundaries and cartwheeling stumps are the order of the day. Zimbabwe fielding has been comical at times, if these guys make up the majority of a would-be Test side, then it'll be a good few years in waiting. I am just judging off this one game, so perhaps a tad unfair.

WI should not make a game of this, if Pollard gets going it could be over in the blink of an eye.
Well Pollard out now.
 

Woodster

International Captain
Not to be Pollard's day, poor stroke trying to go down the ground, leg-spinner Cremer got no turn and straight through the gap. Poor approach here from WI, digging a bit of a hole for themselves.
 

Beamer

International Vice-Captain
This is horrible.Like the Bangladesh series all over again. The only conditions I can see Zimbabwe competing in are exactly like this.
 

Woodster

International Captain
It's not a great pitch for this format, but the batsmen are doing themselves no favours at all, on either side. WI need someone to step up, and it seems it'll have to be Shiv, he may be the only one to apply himself in a proper way here.
 

Beamer

International Vice-Captain
Poor Gibbo. He must be tearing his hair out looking at this. Something has to be done about the pitches in the Caribbean that allows awful teams like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe to bowl spinners for 90% of the innings and get away with it.

Non-test players also need a spin clinic pronto. An A team tour of the sub-continent would be a must IMHO.
 
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shivfan

Banned
Don't these Trinidadian batsmen know how to bat on Trini pitches?

The young brigade of Barath, Fletcher, Pollard and Darren Bravo still have a lot to learn....
 

Beamer

International Vice-Captain
Don't these Trinidadian batsmen know how to bat on Trini pitches?

The young brigade of Barath, Fletcher, Pollard and Darren Bravo still have a lot to learn....
I wouldn't disagree with that but this pitch is turning a huge amount and young Bravo got a half tracker that kept incredibly low.

No excuses for Pollard or Fletcher though. Terrible stuff.
 

Beamer

International Vice-Captain
I find it amusing that we only picked one spinner for this match :laugh:.

Looking at the conditions, we would probably have already won if Miller was playing as well.
 

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