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Will the West Indies ever rise again?

GoodAreasShane

GoodAreasShane

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Starfighter said:
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As grim as that may look, things have actually improved a little bit in that respect over the past couple of seasons. In 2015-16 Miguel Cummins in 9th was the highest wicket taker of any pace bowler by a way. Don't really count Kevin Stoute's 120k wobblies as pace tbh
 
the big bambino

the big bambino

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The WI always prefer pace bowlers. The selections show that you shouldn't place too much store on fc performances when comparing test records of players.
 
Bahnz

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GoodAreasShane said:
As grim as that may look, things have actually improved a little bit in that respect over the past couple of seasons. In 2015-16 Miguel Cummins in 9th was the highest wicket taker of any pace bowler by a way. Don't really count Kevin Stoute's 120k wobblies as pace tbh
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Jerome Taylor was a pretty good (intermittently very good) bowler in his prime, but there's no way he should be averaging 12 in a season of first class cricket now.
 
TheJediBrah

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GoodAreasShane said:
As grim as that may look, things have actually improved a little bit in that respect over the past couple of seasons.
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This exact sentence, or something very close to it, has been getting trotted out re. the West Indies every year for the last decade +

(speaking generally, not necessarily specifically the pace bowling thing)
 
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subshakerz

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They have been in decline now for 25 years. They havent even cracked the top three in that time. It seems a terminal.

But the WI can only be a LO competitive team.
 
Starfighter

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When you beat anyone else, let us know.

It's also not just a question of the poor team, it's the fact no-one turns up to watch regardless.
 
SillyCowCorner1

SillyCowCorner1

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Starfighter said:
When you beat anyone else, let us know.

It's also not just a question of the poor team, it's the fact no-one turns up to watch regardless.
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The entire Barmy Army turned up to watch their team get beaten. I think that speaks alot.

We are not gonna beat anyone else.

England is our bitch at home
 
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subshakerz

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Does cricket need a strong West Indies?
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Yes! WI have their own unique brand of cricket.

Ideally test cricket is best served by having WI, Australia, at least one subcontinent team and at least one of Eng/SA/NZ in top shape.

You need these teams representing different varieties of cricket to be strong for standards to be high.

Since WI got whitewashed in Pakistan and SA in 97/98, cricket has been missing a vital element. WI used to be crowd pullers, full of pace and flair and style. Cricket feels incomplete without their contribution.
 
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Aritro

Aritro

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I think they've actually had their resurgence and produced a top class cricket team worth of good players in the last few years. They just don't all play the same format at the same time.
 
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