*Official* Bangladesh Tour of West Indies (& Guyana) 2022

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yep for sure. It's one thing having a bit of spin, but this is an out and out poor pitch worthy of icc demerit points.

Guyana is doing itself no favours at all here tbh (sorry SCC!). They can do better than this pitch.

They should have schedule these matches to be played at the Albion Sports Complex ground (my home club).

It’s a better batting wicket.

The last ODI to be played here was in the 1980s, that kickstarted India’s World Cup campaign in 1983

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yeah seriously SCC, have a word to the relevant people.

Because Providence is so close to the capital city and the airport it has an advantage over the other grounds in the country.

Imagine most of the Guyanese players in the West Indies team are from my county of Berbice, far away from Georgetown and Providence. The countryside. And I’m sure that if these matches were schedule at the Albion Sports Complex ground, we’d have a better turnout…

 

[Beamer]

They should have schedule these matches to be played at the Albion Sports Complex ground (my home club).

It’s a better batting wicket.

The last ODI to be played here was in the 1980s, that kickstarted India’s World Cup campaign in 1983

I have seen providence wickets play well though. I am not sure why they have served up this. Is it the rain?

 

[Aritro]

"A little wine never hurt nobody.... "

Love Patrice Roberts

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I have seen providence wickets play well though. I am not sure why they have served up this. Is it the rain?

Yeah that might be the issue, they have to cover it all the time…and it doesn’t get enough rolling to be hard and compact.
I’m no pitch expert

 

[Aritro]

Yeah don't know how much rain they've had, but if there's a lot the result is often a pitch like this

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

We can try to blame the pitch as much as we like, but the fact of the matter is that we are crap against good spin bowling.
The best batsman of spin in the region is probably sitting down with his baby at home and hoping that he makes the team soon (Hetmyer, also from my county).

Look how well the Bangladesh batsmen play against our spinners

 

[Aritro]

Why isn't Hety in the team again?

 

[cnerd123]

RR: 2.88 after 33 overs

They scored quicker than this in the Tests ffs

 

[Aritro]

Nurul Hasan is absolutely up there with the best wicketkeepers in the world.

 

[cnerd123]

excellent innings by Pooran

 

[WICFan]

Why isn't Hety in the team again?

Undisclosed injury.

Once Hetmyer, Lewis and Holder are fit and available they walk back into this side.

 

[Aritro]

That drop by Tamim could be costly. You don't need a big total to win on this deck.

 

[honestbharani]

They should have schedule these matches to be played at the Albion Sports Complex ground (my home club).

It’s a better batting wicket.

The last ODI to be played here was in the 1980s, that kickstarted India’s World Cup campaign in 1983

Yeah the story of that Berbice match is legen-waitforit-dary... I was so disappointed they did not mention it or show it in the 83 movie. Every other thing I read as a kid about the 83 WC win had spent so much of the story talking and describing the Berbice win.

 

[Aritro]

There's a feature on during the lunchbreak with Carty talking about growing up in St Martin. Says there was no school cricket program and it was all about baseball, basketball and football. A history teacher at his school told him "cricket isn't a real sport". Wonder if it's always been like that there or cricket's just fallen out of favour.

 

[Aritro]

Just realised St Martin is split between a French and Dutch side and isn't a former British colony (?). No wonder they don't play cricket there.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Just realised St Martin is split between a French and Dutch side and isn't a former British colony (?). No wonder they don't play cricket there.

it's a shame, i would have loved to see a big six hit an airplane that's landing

 

[Aritro]

it's a shame, i would have loved to see a big six hit an airplane that's landing

****ing hell.

Meanwhile Shanto goes for 1, prodding at one with no foot movement at all. Same old Shanto. Unless he has a Litonesque improvement curve, he's not making it.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I’m no pitch expert

Yeah, this makes so much sense now. Managing GG CC on Stumped!

I recently found out that I’m paying a groundsman with no skill at all.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yeah the story of that Berbice match is legen-waitforit-dary... I was so disappointed they did not mention it or show it in the 83 movie. Every other thing I read as a kid about the 83 WC win had spent so much of the story talking and describing the Berbice win.

It was before my time, and all I heard growing up was that it was more support for India than for West Indies ( our community is primarily East Indian), and that it was a Phagwah day.

Heard that Gavaskar hit one into a nearby farm over a canal. Huge I tell yah.