*Official* Cricket Web XI in the West Indies

[Neil Pickup]

Playing for the CW XI has never felt quite the same as it did during those dying minutes at the Oval. The silence as I marked out my run, the intensity of the gasps as that fourth ball ripped past Fidel's outside edge... Simon bloody Taufel not giving that LBW from the next delivery, and the final ball dropping agonisingly over Cloete's hands.

Cricket has been the winner today - viewing figures back home must have been astronomical, and there will be a lot of very, very tired schoolchildren tomorrow morning - or is it this morning now in CW Land? Either way, we've done everybody proud. Now let's win the series.

 

[Jamee999]

It'd be about 6am CW Time at the end of the match I think.

 

[Neil Pickup]

It'd be about 6am CW Time at the end of the match I think.

So if they've stayed up all night = good luck teachers.

 

[David]

Devestated. Pure and simple.

After a magnificent 8* off 160 in our first dig, a solid first innings with the ball, and a reasonable night-watchman performance, I failed to make an impact when it counted.. Gutted..

 

[Robertinho]

Incredible effort, guys. Great bowling all round, some top notch batting from Kearsley, Cloete and Hakon.

Great game, great game.

 

[Cloete]

Great game.

Well done to everyone, particularly Kears, Dave, Neil, Hakon and Bryce.

With that last catch, the commentary doesn't have it down as a drop by me. Are sort of just supposing it happened? I thought I had dropped it for a second there and let everyone down.

 

[cbuts]

great stuff guys. amazing game. gutted to fall at the last hurdle. but theres lots of positives to take out, so lets make sure we continue this good form into the rest of the series

 

[steds]

Håkon got out to Bradshaw twice. He really needs to learn how to face left arm seamers.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

With that last catch, the commentary doesn't have it down as a drop by me. Are sort of just supposing it happened? I thought I had dropped it for a second there and let everyone down.

No one said you dropped it. It went over your head.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Håkon got out to Bradshaw twice. He really needs to learn how to face left arm seamers.

The second time was a top edge to an agricultural slog though.

 

[steds]

The second time was a top edge to an agricultural slog though.

What've you done to Håkon?!?! Where's his trademark forward defence gone?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

What've you done to Håkon?!?! Where's his trademark forward defence gone?

England did it to him. Yorkshire taught him to slog and he did it to good effect when the team needed him.

 

[lord_of_darkness]

Håkon got out to Bradshaw twice. He really needs to learn how to face left arm seamers.

yeah my weakness too :O

 

[thewizard1o1]

Test cricket's greatest?
Were you at the Queen's Park Oval on that fateful day?

On the boundary kicking an advertising sign over

Good effort from the team...just unlucky to fall one wicket short. We'll just have to get them next time

 

[bryce]

Hard luck boys, that was the closest of matches. Let's keep building towards winning the second test.

 

[kears_falcon_9]

What a match! Great bowling by Neil. Happy to have contributed and added some much needed runs to the 1st dig. Well played everyone.

 

[age_master]

Fantastic effort guys, Kearsley made runs in the frirst inning sbefore Hoy, Kennett and pickup dug in to face 437 balls between them for 79 crucial runs. All the bowlers then bowled well - Kennett and Pickup again showing the way before some beutiful attacking batting from Cloete and Cunningham beutiful bowling from Pickup again got so so close to the win. Certainly sets the series up nicely.

 

[AUST_HiTMaN]

yeah my weakness too :O

Good for you to show your face.

Hows the spectating going?

 

[ash chaulk]

interesting to note the first innings

hoy 35 (137) lol now his test avg too
Kennett 8* (160) & 4 (49) now thats defence
Pickup 36 (140) gotta boost neils avg
but wright batting at 11 hes no 11 is he?

great game boys

 

[Blewy]

Great Effort team... Very unfortunate not to get the win but, it was a super performance and definatley a test to remember...

Im interested to know what Neils highlight would've been had he got the Hat-trick...

36 runs vs a Hat-Trick??

Almost in the allrounder class now

Davids 1st innings was super when we were in trouble, whilst Hak and Cloete were superb in the 2nd...