Windies Team Discussion, and Other Related Things Thread

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yep Nandu needs to play some list a cricket IMHO and work on his strokeplay. The technique and mental strength are there.

Auguste and Teddy Bishop are the ones disappointing me. They are both supremely talented shot makers but keep getting themselves out in such lazy ways.

They need to look at how Anderson plays and learn from him.

Some technical aspects of their batting need to be polished.

I mentioned a few posts ago that Kevlon possesses the grace of Carl Hooper. He was made for red ball cricket.

 

[Beamer]

I tuned in to watch the Abu Dhabi Teeee-10 league this morning, because I had nothing better to do.

Akeal's use of the in-swinger to the right-hander is lethal. He got the variations. Would I be insane if I say that he should be in our team besides Motie and Cariah? Absolutely.

Bowlers job is to take wickets, it doesn't matter if they are the same type of bowlers. We Windies should be more open to the fact that spin is king over here.

But, I am not fully pro-spin though. Horses for courses and a good balance of pace and spin works wonders.

I am not at all convinced by Cariah tbh. I'd prefer have Akheil.

 

[WICFan]

I am not at all convinced by Cariah tbh. I'd prefer have Akheil.

Cariah looks a bits n pieces cricketer tbh.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

We have Akeal Hosein flummoxing guys in the Teeee-10 with his in-swinger.

We are yet to announce the Teeee-20 squad versus England.

One would hope to see Akeal in there.

 

[Prince EWS]

Cariah looks a bits n pieces cricketer tbh.

I was pleasantly surprised by how well he bowled in his first few games but yeah he's returned to type.

His batting is totally unsuited to the format/role he's in too. I'd sooner bat him at 5 in Tests.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Guyana and West Indies lost two stalwarts of the game yesterday,

Joe Solomon (Whose grandson I played cricket with in high school)

Clyde Butts

 

[Starfighter]

WTF Buttler? It's like he doesn't care.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

CWI announces senior retainer contracts for 2023 to 2024,

West Indies Men

1. Alick Athanaze
2. Kraigg Brathwaite
3. Keacy Carty
4. Tagenarine Chanderpaul
5. Joshua Da Silva
6. Shai Hope
7. Akeal Hosein
8. Alzarri Joseph
9. Brandon King
10. Gudakesh Motie
11. Rovman Powell
12. Kemar Roach
13. Jayden Seales
14. Romario Shepherd

NOTE: Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers and Nicholas Pooran declined the offer of central contracts but confirmed their availability for all West Indies T20 Internationals during the contract year.


West Indies Women

1. Aaliyah Alleyne
2. Shemaine Campbelle
3. Shamilia Connell
4. Afy Fletcher
5. Cherry-Ann Fraser
6. Shabika Gajnabi
7. Jannillea Glasgow
8. Sheneta Grimmond
9. Chinelle Henry
10. Zaida James
11. Mandy Mangru
12. Hayley Matthews
13. Karishma Ramharack
14. Stafanie Taylor
15. Rashada Williams

CWI announces West Indies player central contract offers for 2023 to 2024 | Windies Cricket news

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has confirmed the West Indies Men’s and Women’s centrally contracted players for the upcomin...

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[SillyCowCorner1]

Those guys turning down on the central contacts know where their bread is buttered.

 

[WICFan]

Those guys turning down on the central contacts know where their bread is buttered.

Doesn't surprise me. Holder at times has looked like he's already checked out, Pooran will pick and choose over the next couple of years, Mayers is going to cash in globetrotting while he can.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Doesn't surprise me. Holder at times has looked like he's already checked out, Pooran will pick and choose over the next couple of years, Mayers is going to cash in globetrotting while he can.

My initial thought was that Holder was done with white ball cricket...because he really sucks. That bowling is not going to light up the world in curry goat cricket.

Pooran's intentions are clear.

Kyle Mayers was our all-format player not so long ago; surprise that he took this direction.

 

[Aidan11]

Guyana and West Indies lost two stalwarts of the game yesterday,

Joe Solomon (Whose grandson I played cricket with in high school)

Clyde Butts

Butts was captain and pro at my local cricket club 30 years ago. Good player and a gentleman.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The Prince meets Jordan,

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Windies all the way!

 

[ImpatientLime]

holy **** this squad lolololol.

Greaves
McKenzie
Hodge
Jordan
Imlach
McCaskie

fete cricketers.

West Indies just casually changed their entire 3-7

the licks are going to be seismic.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

One of the weakest squads in recent times. Half of the A-team is in here.

Unofficially the end of Blackwood's test career?

 

[WICFan]

One of the weakest squads in recent times. Half of the A-team is in here.

Unofficially the end of Blackwood's test career?

Didn't expect Bravo to be in the squad but when you look at it, makes his absence even more perplexing.

Shai Hope and Brandon King can't make this squad huh.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Didn't expect Bravo to be in the squad but when you look at it, makes his absence even more perplexing.

Shai Hope and Brandon King can't make this squad huh.

Yeah, the math ain't mathing.

I was pretty sure of a Shai Hope call-up

 

[Beamer]

One of the weakest squads in recent times. Half of the A-team is in here.

Unofficially the end of Blackwood's test career?

It is genuinely pointless sending that squad to Australia. Just give them the points and save us the pain and late nights.

Greaves - I presume this is to replace Holder and Mayers as an all round option. Fact is he is tres ordinary and has a substantial body of FC work to prove it.

Hodge - Great servant of FC cricket, usually looks pretty solid and had a reasonable A tour of South Africa. But his FC average is worse than Blackwood's test average, so what on earth do we expect?

McCaskie - reserve opener but honestly what has he done to be selected? Averaged 28 on an A tour?!

Imlach - Reserve keeper batsman but is insanely inconsistent even at FC level. Will play an outstanding knock under pressure and then fail abysmally for the rest of the season.

I get Blackwood being dropped but seriously where is Darren Bravo? Where is Brandon King? For the reserve keeper slot, surely Shai Hope is a better option than Imlach?

Haynes et all show no creativity at all. Such dreadful selectors. Any side we pick for a red ball tour to Australia will get thrashed but this one will get annihilated. We are so good at shooting ourselves in the foot.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

It is genuinely pointless sending that squad to Australia. Just give them the points and save us the pain and late nights.

Greaves - I presume this is to replace Holder and Mayers as an all round option. Fact is he is tres ordinary and has a substantial body of FC work to prove it.

Hodge - Great servant of FC cricket, usually looks pretty solid and had a reasonable A tour of South Africa. But his FC average is worse than Blackwood's test average, so what on earth do we expect?

McCaskie - reserve opener but honestly what has he done to be rejected? Averaged 28 on an A tour?!

Imlach - Reserve keeper batsman but is insanely inconsistent even at FC level. Will play an outstanding knock under pressure and then fail abysmally for the rest of the season.

I get Blackwood being dropped but seriously where is Darren Bravo? Where is Brandon King? For the reserve keeper slot, surely Shai Hope is a better option than Imlach?

Haynes et all show no creativity at all. Such dreadful selectors. Any side we pick for a red ball tour to Australia will get thrashed but this one will get annihilated. We are so good at shooting ourselves in the foot.

The explanation for these picks is going to be hilarious.

Zachary gets picked because he is Kraigg's opening partner in the Bajan setup. A backup opener...wow.