*Official* Pakistan in West Indies (Twenty20 and Test)

[Aritro]

Batting still needs to improve for 'underdogs' West Indies, head coach Phil Simmons says

He was also not impressed by the lack of preparation from the players ahead of the first Test against Pakistan

www.espncricinfo.com

Wonder what Simmons is talking about here:

"There's not enough work done before the players got here. A lot of the players said they didn't get any work done in their home territories before this camp and the four-day game. It's disappointing to find out there's nothing done and we have to start from scratch here. Yes, it definitely is."

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I feel like this is the xi we will play tomorrow:

1. Brathwaite *
2. Powell
3. Hope
4. Mayers
5. Blackwood
6. Chase
7. Da Silva
8. Holder
9. Alzarri
10. Roach
11. Seales

Bonner unlucky to miss out on his home ground, but his home ground is more suited for pace and so Mayers edged him out because he can bowl his medium pacers…

They really wannna make Chase the first choice spinner in this team…so all the genuine spinners will never get a chance to play.

 

[Aritro]

The Blue Dolphins 7/84 chasing 310 against the Green Pitons.

Not convinced they chose these teams as evenly as they could have.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The Blue Dolphins 7/84 chasing 310 against the Green Pitons.

Not convinced they chose these teams as evenly as they could have.

It’s hard to pick an evenly balanced team in the West Indies these days…

 

[Aritro]

How did they divide the two teams? Different countries, or otherwise?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Ahhhh we are gonna be bowling first. No Hope. Warrican in.

 

[Aritro]

Ahhhh we are gonna be bowling first. No Hope.

Oh don't be so defeatist, it's just starting!

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Oh don't be so defeatist, it's just starting!

We have a Chase tho with Da Silva lining.

 

[Aritro]

Boom!

 

[trundler]

I can eat a whole roti in the time it takes Roach to bowl an over apparently

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I can eat a whole roti in the time it takes Roach to bowl an over apparently

If it was Gabriel, you'd be eating 10 times this amount.

 

[trundler]

Abid needs runs here. Had that double against Zim but needs some real runs too. Imran Butt hasn't the most convincing FC record but if he's got bucket hands I sure hope he learns on the job.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

A nasty blow on Abid's right hand...he's gonna need treatment... looks like.

 

[trundler]

Bloke copped one from Nortje too. Tough luck. Babar also low on form

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Looks like greenish pitch

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Looks like greenish pitch

Yeah. Sabina Park mostly like this.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

The youtube stream is really awesome

 

[trundler]

Seales getting good shape

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That was a peach. The Dukes ball moving into Butt.

 

[trundler]

Roach too good for the noob