***Official*** England in West Indies 2015

[Howsie]

Don't get what Jordan offers with the ball. Sure, he's quick enough, but it's a weird sort of quick, more (fast-)medium than actually fast. He just stabs it in, complete with an atrocious run-up, and never looks like he'll take wickets.

But he's a f***ing gun in the field.

Yeah he's garbage. I didn't realise he was as old as he is either. Him and Woakes are very similar in my eyes, guys who just don't quite have 'it' to become even good test bowlers.

 

[Burgey]

Was Blackwood's shot as bad as it sounds?

It was incomprehensible given the state of the match.

 

[Tangles]

Didn't see any play today but an encouraging display from WI. How was Holders ton? Seems like it could be a big moment for him.

 

[Daemon]

It was incomprehensible given the state of the match.

I'm really not quite sure what was going through the heads of Smith and Blackwood. Massive brainfarts.

Samuels was another one who just didn't even try to save the game after a certain point.

 

[GotSpin]

Was incredibly suprised this morning. Great stuff from Holder.

I have very little time for Samuels. Part of the old guard that needs to be discarded as soon as possible.

 

[Antihippy]

Wow, watched until tea yesterday but still couldn't believe that the west indies managed to hold out.

Great stuff by holder.

 

[we're yorkshire]

Yeah but Bresnan is much better with the bat than Woakes. Have you ever seen Wood bowl? I can't find any footage on youtube

 

[OverratedSanity]

Awesome from Holder. Gotta love him

 

[OverratedSanity]

Holder said this at the presentation ceremony: "Captaining was a good experience in the World Cup but just playing cricket for the West Indies is brilliant." Did he pretty much admit he preferred not having the captaincy or am I reading too much into it?

 

[Ferraz]

Holder said this at the presentation ceremony: "Captaining was a good experience in the World Cup but just playing cricket for the West Indies is brilliant." Did he pretty much admit he preferred not having the captaincy or am I reading too much into it?

Also said this... or was it a typo from Cricinfo?

When I step on the cricket field I think about myself first, then the team

 

[Tangles]

He thinks representing WI is brilliant. Kudos. <3

 

[harsh.ag]

Holder is one hell of a fighter. Good for the Windies to have him! I hope this knocks some sense into Smith and Blackwood.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Surprised at the result. Well done WI. Congrats to Jimmy.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah but Bresnan is much better with the bat than Woakes. Have you ever seen Wood bowl? I can't find any footage on youtube

No he isn't. Bresnan is nowhere near Woakes as a bat.

Full credit to Windies, deserved draw for Holders ton. We are so short of bowling at the moment, said I was worried before series about it. We look toothless.

 

[Daemon]

Suspect Moeen will get plenty of wickets in the next game. If Root is causing trouble then..well.

 

[harsh.ag]

Holder for a ton IMO.

Called.

Any chance of Boyd Rankin getting a spot for England ahead of Jordan in this series? Also, I have heard a few good things about Tom Smith of Lancashire. Is he on the radar at all?

 

[91Jmay]

Tom Smith would be worth a look in ODI/20 over, he hits the ball hard. Not a test standard bowler for me though.

 

[karan316]

With hindsight, it's Jordan that should have been left out for Rashid, not Tredwell, just to offer something different on this track. That being said, Tredders' 1 wicket in 40 overs is probably a truer reflection of his abilities than when he got lucky in the first knock.

I think Tredwell bowled well on a pitch that didn't have much on offer. And he also builds a lot of pressure by not giving away easy runs. Its just his 2nd test, and in conditions that he isn't familiar with, so I would say a pretty decent performance.

 

[Daemon]

I think Tredwell bowled well on a pitch that didn't have much on offer. And he also builds a lot of pressure by not giving away easy runs. Its just his 2nd test, and in conditions that he isn't familiar with, so I would say a pretty decent performance.

Yeah but the thing about him is that he doesn't really have the capacity to bowl much better than what he did. He's a known quantity and a safe option but he's not going to be effective at all against better opposition unless conditions are really good for spinners.

 

[harsh.ag]

Plunkett is the reserve pacer, I just noticed. Not too bad.