*Official* West Indies in Sri Lanka 2010

[WindieWeathers]

And on cue Barath goes.

It's just the nature of cricket isn't it? still a wonderful knock from Barath and it's clear the boy has tons of ability, now hopefully Darren Bravo will step up after lunch.

 

[Athlai]

Chanderpaul should really bite the bullet and move up to 3. What other side in international cricket has their best batsman coming in as low as 5? Great opportunity for Darren Bravo mind but he seems like he is on a hiding for nothing.

Taylor and Ryder @ 4 and 5 for us.

 

[Prince EWS]

Chanderpaul should really bite the bullet and move up to 3. What other side in international cricket has their best batsman coming in as low as 5?

Pakistan. Misbah is god.

Seriously though I do think Chanderpaul should move up to four - three seems a bit much however.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Chanderpaul should really bite the bullet and move up to 3. What other side in international cricket has their best batsman coming in as low as 5? Great opportunity for Darren Bravo mind but he seems like he is on a hiding for nothing.

I think Chanders is coming in at four not five, the thinking behind that is as we know Barath is only young and Gayle is hot and cold so before you know it we could be 15/2 and that's when we may need Chanders to come in a steady the ship, him and Nash are so important to this team.

 

[TT Boy]

Taylor and Ryder @ 4 and 5 for us.

NZ and India being the exception of course!

 

[TT Boy]

Pakistan. Misbah is god.

Seriously though I do think Chanderpaul should move up to four - three seems a bit much however.

Have Chanders at 3 and Nash at 4. Have the Bravo brothers at 5 & 6. They might enjoy coming out to bat with the Windies in a decent position.

Don't think Nash is good enough to play test cricket but if you are going to have the West Indies answer to Daniel Flynn somewhere, try and get him as high up as possible.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Not convinced Darren's ready yet - he seems somewhere in between the Xavier Marshall and Adrian Barath examples. Both were hyped to the extreme but Barath came through on the back of a couple of awesome domestic seasons to justify that whereas Marshall did nothing - Darren's been pretty good in domestic cricket without really doing anything to scream "pick me in Tests". Undoubtedly a talented player but I think the team would look a lot better with Sarwan in it at the moment.

Can't agree, he hit two or three tons for the A-team earlier this year against Bang and South Africa-A which is what caught the selectors attention, that and the fact that he reminds so many people of the great Brian Lara with his style and stroke play, of course everything is a gamble but i'd say he's got as much talent as Barath, he just needs to put the numbers up now,

 

[Flem274*]

Have Chanders at 3 and Nash at 4. Have the Bravo brothers at 5 & 6. They might enjoy coming out to bat with the Windies in a decent position.

Don't think Nash is good enough to play test cricket but if you are going to have the West Indies answer to Daniel Flynn somewhere, try and get him as high up as possible.

Nash>>>>>Daniel "look at my pretty backlift" Flop.

Daniel Flynn doesn't make me angry at all.

 

[GotSpin]

Real shame Barath got out after such a good platform and so close to lunch. It might only be his third test, but boy, does he potentially have a great future for the Windies.

It's quite an interesting time for the Windies, with players like Barath, Junior Bravo, Russell and Roach all emerging.

 

[roseboy64]

Yeah, Edwards is injured even more than Taylor though. It'd help if they could get injured at interchangeable times and just rotate.

Baugh's a decent enough bat for 7 IMO (despite his current Test average) - his keeping is crap though. I suppose he doesn't qualify as a keeper who can bat given he's not really a keeper.

His keeping has improved TBF to him. Not seen much if any mistakes of him the times I've seen him play for Jamaica the last couple years.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Real shame Barath got out after such a good platform and so close to lunch. It might only be his third test, but boy, does he potentially have a great future for the Windies.

It's quite an interesting time for the Windies, with players like Barath, Junior Bravo, Russell and Roach all emerging.

And Chesney Hughes, Brathwaite, Bishoo, Holder and Gabriel amoungst others!!..there's no doubt in my mind that the this new generation that's emeraging will bring respect back to Caribbean cricket.

 

[GotSpin]

And Chesney Hughes, Brathwaite, Bishoo, Holder and Gabriel amoungst others!!..there's no doubt in my mind that the this new generation that's emeraging will bring respect back to Caribbean cricket.

I think the bowling in the upcoming years will be crucial. With potential stars like Barath and DBravo (Brathwaite too young to be considered), the Windies batting could be fairly strong.

But Edwards and Taylor are too frequently injured and Roach can't carry an attack by himself. Partially why I'm so looking forward to seeing how Russell bowl

 

[TumTum]

But Edwards and Taylor are too frequently injured and Roach can't carry an attack by himself. Partially why I'm so looking forward to seeing how Russell bowl

Ravi Rampaul is a good addition to their attack, keeps it tight. Just need a couple more strike bowlers though, unless of course Edwards and Taylor start performing.

 

[Prince EWS]

Ravi Rampaul is a good addition to their attack, keeps it tight. Just need a couple more strike bowlers though, unless of course Edwards and Taylor start performing.

Rampaul's dire tbh. Darren Sammy without the batting.

 

[M0rphin3]

Rampaul = Poor mans Sami IMO.

 

[WindieWeathers]

I think the bowling in the upcoming years will be crucial. With potential stars like Barath and DBravo (Brathwaite too young to be considered), the Windies batting could be fairly strong.

But Edwards and Taylor are too frequently injured and Roach can't carry an attack by himself. Partially why I'm so looking forward to seeing how Russell bowl

Brathwaite is in the A-team for the up and coming test matches against Pakistan, so hopefully he shows his potential, imo he has the most potential out of all the batsman we have coming through.

Also Gabriel is very exciting to watch indeed, big, tall kid with lightning speed and swings it both ways.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Rampaul's dire tbh. Darren Sammy without the batting.

Yep the man is terrible, put on so much weight over the last few years and is line and length just isn't good enough at test level,

 

[roseboy64]

Rampaul's fallen away. Could still get back to what he was though if he puts in the work. Still has age on his side.

 

[Howe_zat]

I can't be the only fan of Rampaul's waddle.

 

[Zinzan]

Wow, great start for the Windies, 4.3 per over. Looks like it was a good toss to win.

Didn't realize Gayle had been replaced as skipper, but had previously suggested it would be a good idea,