*Official* West Indies Tour of India 2018

[Starfighter]

Innings defeat here.

 

[harsh.ag]

FFS

Had hope for a century

 

[CricAddict]

FFS

Had hope for a century

He was out quite some time back already.

 

[weldone]

Why was there a hype on Hetmyer? He averages just 33 in first class cricket with just one century.

When I watched old footages of Sobers' legside shots, Hetmyer was the name that immediately came to my mind.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well this is all a bit predictable.

 

[Beamer]

Been wondering the same. I won't believe until i start seeing results.

I was going to write about this in the warm up thread. He literally has 5 tons in warm up matches that didn't count as FC. 3 of them against decent opposition also. If you watch him bat for any length of time you realise he is a special player.

Still, this is embarrassingly bad. One thing Stuart Law has not managed to sort out is our performance in the 1st test of overseas tours. In England we lost the first test in 3 days and then went on to be extremely competitive. NZ less so but we got annihilated by Neil Wagner in the first.

This is looking like potentially the worst of the lot. I understand the bowling performance given the pitch and the injuries to key bowlers, but this batting is unbelievably bad.

 

[weldone]

8 byes among 73 runs conceded so far - Pant's contribution is above 10% of the score, as usual

 

[Beamer]

The Indian spinners are really showing up Bishoo and Chase here. There is enough sharp turn to cause a few problems at least. The pacers will struggle after the first 10 overs or so on this surface but the spinners should still be effective. Bishoo and Chase were basically cannon fodder though.

 

[SeamUp]

Oh man this is tough.

Was that Kohlis first home ton v Windies ?

Supposedly now just needs a 100 v SA at home and 100 v BGD away to score test 100s home and away against all test nations he has played.

 

[Beamer]

It must be so hard being a WI supporter. Lost the toss, the bowlers have been belted all over the place, Jadeja's scored a ton and then you see Kieron ****ing Powell walking out to open the batting.

1000%. Powell is reaching Devon Smith/Darren Ganga levels here. Though I feel that's a bit harsh on Ganga. I am praying for some runs from an opener in domestic cricket which makes it impossible for them to continue picking him. He's had a 2 year run in the side now, enough's enough.

Tbf every other player in this XI deserves to be there IMHO. Our batting is crap and will take some time and patience to come good. But Powell has to go.

 

[weldone]

1000%. Powell is reaching Devon Smith/Darren Ganga levels here. Though I feel that's a bit harsh on Ganga. I am praying for some runs from an opener in domestic cricket which makes it impossible for them to continue picking him. He's had a 2 year run in the side now, enough's enough.

Tbf every other player in this XI deserves to be there IMHO. Our batting is crap and will take some time and patience to come good. But Powell has to go.

Maybe bring back Darren Bravo and make one of the middle-order batsmen (Hope?) open?

 

[GotSpin]

West Indies really are a team that just starts a series so poorly

 

[Manee]

Why is Umesh playing? Surely he's below the pecking order to Kumar, Bumrah and Ishant. Or are all three being rested? If so, might as well play Siraj.

 

[weldone]

Why is Umesh playing? Surely he's below the pecking order to Kumar, Bumrah and Ishant. Or are all three being rested? If so, might as well play Siraj.

Kumar is rested. Bumrah and Ishant have niggles I think(or rested). And they picked Shardul Thakur (lol) ahead of Siraj in the 12-man squad.

Good to see you back in CW btw. Stay here. The forum needs good posters like you.

 

[NUFAN]

9/649
6/94

If WI just add a 6 to their score and a few other numbers get switched around slightly its an even contest.

 

[Manee]

Thanks, mate.

I'm quietly optimistic about the Australia tour. Shami, Ishant / Kumar and Bumrah with support from Jadeja / Ashwin - might just help us to win the series. It all depends how Shaw and Pant can cope against 145kph on quick pitches. I think the pacers are good enough that we don't need five bowlers.

But yes, hopefully Umesh is ditched by then. Can play him in T20 and as a reserve in ODIs.

 

[Beamer]

Maybe bring back Darren Bravo and make one of the middle-order batsmen (Hope?) open?

We definitely need Bravo back, it makes the middle order a hell of a lot more solid. I wouldn't mess around and make Hope an opener though, I'd try and find a specialist. The last A team's openers were John Campbell and Chanderpaul Hemraj, neither of whom fill me with confidence. Both are attractive stroke players who hardly ever score less than 20, but hardly ever go on to get a big score. If Campbell has a break through season he could be the one who gets given a shot.

My best long-term bet is Keacy Carty, who was part of the winning Under 19 side. He is a really solid right hand batsman.

But as you can see, none of them average close to 40. In West Indies domestic cricket with the quality of our pitches and umpiring, if you average 38 plus you are doing pretty well. But none of them are even close to that. We really are short of options.

 

[weldone]

Thanks, mate.

I'm quietly optimistic about the Australia tour. Shami, Ishant / Kumar and Bumrah with support from Jadeja / Ashwin - might just help us to win the series. It all depends how Shaw and Pant can cope against 145kph on quick pitches. I think the pacers are good enough that we don't need five bowlers.

But yes, hopefully Umesh is ditched by then. Can play him in T20 and as a reserve in ODIs.

I think five bowlers are a must on Australian pitches these days. I'll play both the spinners as they can bat too. Bhuvi at 9 further reinforces the batting.

Shaw
Rahul
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Pant (Even though I hate his keeping, but I think his batting compensates for it till we have Saha back.)
Jadeja
Ashwin
Bhuvi
Shami
Ishant/Bumrah

 

[mr_mister]

Innings defeat here.

No **** ha.

 

[Manee]

I think five bowlers are a must on Australian pitches these days. I'll play both the spinners as they can bat too. Bhuvi at 9 further reinforces the batting.

Shaw
Rahul
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Pant (Even though I hate his keeping, but I think his batting compensates for it till we have Saha back.)
Jadeja
Ashwin
Bhuvi
Shami
Ishant/Bumrah

Agree to disagree on five bowlers. But surely Bumrah > Ishant and Kumar.