***Official*** West Indies in India 2013

[Prince EWS]

So here's one pressing question to figure out...does India give Rohit/Rahane a game in this series and rest one of the batsmen who's already booked for the SA tour? I suspect India will make the mistake of dropping Vijay after the first test for Rohit in Mumbai. Rohit's not a test opener, but this will be one more case of looking to ODIs rather than FC to make decisions on test cricket

Well Jadeja's been rested to get over his phantom injury so unless Ashwin bats 7 (possible I suppose) then Rohit could just come into the side at six.

 

[Daemon]

I'm actually quite scared they'll continue with Ishant + Bhuvneshwar and forget about Yadav.

 

[Prince EWS]

I'm actually quite scared they'll continue with Ishant + Bhuvneshwar and forget about Yadav.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if they actually picked the complete opposite to that and went with Yadav + Shami.

 

[Daemon]

I wouldn't be surprised at all if they actually picked the complete opposite to that and went with Yadav + Shami.

Haha. Actually both scenarios feel like they're more likely to occur as opposed to what I would pick (Yadav + Bhuvneshwar).

 

[Cabinet96]

I'm going to love it when he's gone for a pair in both matches. It will literally be the greatest sporting moment ever.

It would be the only thing he'll have in common with Bradman.

 

[Cabinet96]

I may be wrong but he was in the squad at some point in the BG series as well.

That's not to say his ODI form hasn't hurt his chances of course

He's actually going to play this time though.

Unless Ashwin bats 7

 

[JontyPanesar]

if Lyon can get a 7fer in India then i see no reason why Shilly can't take wickets aswell.

Shilly won't get the same pitches Lyon had to bowl on. And Lyon is at least as good as shilly. Did nearly as well as shilly in that same series where shilly picked ten. These two matches are likely to be flat track draws

 

[JontyPanesar]

I'm actually quite scared they'll continue with Ishant + Bhuvneshwar and forget about Yadav.

Given all of the selection blunders India has committed recently, I expect Ishant to be the 'spearhead' again

 

[ankitj]

I'm going to love it when he's gone for a pair in both matches. It will literally be the greatest sporting moment ever.

So it took 16 posts for a hate post to show up. Hmm, much better than I expected.

 

[Burgey]

Tbf i hadn't looked at the thread until just a moment ago.

 

[Jono]

Tbf i hadn't looked at the thread until just a moment ago.

Would have said the exact same thing I said to Sledger to you ftr, i.e. similar to Tendulkar - past your prime and posting junk. However I could have gone even further and commented how your'e both old ****s.

 

[Burgey]

Look, it's only fair that Tendulkar gets the same treatment his contemporaries have received in recent times when they retired. So I intend to dish it out.

 

[Burgey]

Fitting that the great man's final series thread doesn't even warrant a sticky.

 

[GIMH]

Not sure if this has ever been mentioned on CW, but India rested a lot of players when the Windies hosted them last. Should be motivation enough for the Windies boys anyway.

 

[Jono]

Not sure if this has ever been mentioned on CW, but India rested a lot of players when the Windies hosted them last. Should be motivation enough for the Windies boys anyway.

WI should be honoured that Tendulkar isn't resting this series tbf

 

[Burgey]

Isn't there another box of discovered documents which needs paginating, ****?

 

[Jono]

Isn't there another box of discovered documents which needs paginating, ****?

Paginating your "dirt file" aws. You were naughty in your 30s you filthy boy.

 

[Burgey]

Thank Christ you haven't got to my 40s yet.

 

[Jono]

Yeah, 1950s is next week's task.

 

[WindieWeathers]

WI should be honoured that Tendulkar isn't resting this series tbf

Why? i would have thought he'd be eager to get revenge after we BROKE HIS HEART on his home ground when he was chasing the 100 tons record!! .