SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
We’re not too far from Shai being the all-format captain.
Kraigg’s game doesn’t work with Sammy; he’ll get the kick after playing 100 tests
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***Official*** West Indies Tour of Pakistan- TEST SERIES- Jan 16 to 28, 2025
- Thread starter SillyCowCorner1
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Kraigg’s game doesn’t work with Sammy; he’ll get the kick after playing 100 tests
Beamer
International Vice-Captain
Agreed.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
I don’t know what kind of plans Sammy has, but judging from his stint in the white ball formats, he’s heavily reliant on stats and matchups.
If he brings this over to the longer format, we are in for a good ride.
Maybe Sammy could have a good conversation with KB about what the plan going forward is, if he can get Lewis involved in Test cricket then that changes things as would getting King and Hope involved.
Pace stocks are fine with young Isai Thorne and a couple of others coming through. Wickham, Kevlon and Jewell Andrew kick on then there are reasons for optimism.
I'd be surprised if this tour finishes anything other than a 2-0 win for the hosts.
I think this is what they will go with:
KB
Louis
Carty
Hodge
Athanaze
Greaves
JDS
Sinclair
Roach
Warrican
Seales
Pace stocks are fine with young Isai Thorne and a couple of others coming through. Wickham, Kevlon and Jewell Andrew kick on then there are reasons for optimism.
I'd be surprised if this tour finishes anything other than a 2-0 win for the hosts.
I think this is what they will go with:
KB
Louis
Carty
Hodge
Athanaze
Greaves
JDS
Sinclair
Roach
Warrican
Seales
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
It wou
lt would be a crime not to have Jangoo playing in the first test
Beamer
International Vice-Captain
As well as stats and match ups, he also clearly established an identity for our white ball sides based on our strengths and weaknesses. We are now a team with lots of big hitters who are far better at chasing and the players all understand that. He also worked on our biggest weakness, dot balls in the middle overs, and has decreased the dot ball percentage dramatically.
So I think we can expect a specific ethos and approach that he will stick to and the players will be made to understand their roles.
The test side has a clear pace bowling strength, but the batting has no identity or clear approach, so Sammy like clarity will be a big plus.
If it were me, I'd tear up most of the batting and come up with our own version of pragmatic bazball, bringing Shai, King, Jangoo and hopefully Pooran into the red ball set up and giving them license to be aggressive, within reason. I'd mix that with the odd moderate batter like Mikyke Louis and JDS. Our test side would then rely on an excellent group of pacers allied with attacking batting. But I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Chin Music
State Vice-Captain
I'm pretty sure England have often played 3 keepers in some sides although that has often been in the white ball stuff. Even so we have Pope as well as Jamie Smith having been in the test team and even Ben Duckett has previously been a wicket-keeper
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Oh yeah, I am well aware of England’s usage of multiple players in their team that can keep.
govinda indian fan
State Vice-Captain
You need nicholas pooran to play tests
Sliferxxxx
School Boy/Girl Captain
The sooner Kraig is gone the better.
Sliferxxxx
School Boy/Girl Captain
Expect a Pakistan sweep but I'm selfishly hoping for Seales and Motie to do well.
ImpatientLime
International Regular
kraigg is the best test match batsman available to the west indies by a country mile. you are all out of your mind wanting to drop him considering his likely replacement would be some dunce like mccaskie.
yes his form has been poor for a while but so has every other west indian batsman. the one thing we do know is that recent form is the norm for the other guys, where as kraigg has a proven record that shows he can get runs at this level.
as for pooran playing tests.....lol. an absolute snow balls chance in hell.
sure give king a go, bring back hope whose record is absolutely dismal. but don't throw away your best test batsman thinking it will make any difference.
yes his form has been poor for a while but so has every other west indian batsman. the one thing we do know is that recent form is the norm for the other guys, where as kraigg has a proven record that shows he can get runs at this level.
as for pooran playing tests.....lol. an absolute snow balls chance in hell.
sure give king a go, bring back hope whose record is absolutely dismal. but don't throw away your best test batsman thinking it will make any difference.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
It’s time to pack up for Kraigg. The numbers he’s churning out for our best batsman certainly evokes questions of what the **** is his modus operandi
Against Bangladesh, he looked lost. Deer in the headlights
It’s fair to say that he is done.
Against Bangladesh, he looked lost. Deer in the headlights
It’s fair to say that he is done.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Test specialist Kraigg,
ImpatientLime
International Regular
who is going to come in, open and out score him consistently?
mccaskie? alleyne? powell? solozano? tage?
you guys chat like you don't have hodge, alick and carty in the same xi. don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
One of the 3 keepers will open. It’s not hard
ImpatientLime
International Regular
fewer FC centuries between them btw than kraigg has test centuries. none of them have a history of opening either.
i get it, the west indies suck and the default is to make changes to the team but dropping kraigg makes you worse imo.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Can’t go further than rock bottom, right?
ImpatientLime
International Regular
of that squad think they should go....
brathwaite
louis
carty
athanaze
hodge
greaves
jds
sinclair
motie
warrican
seales
providing these pitches rag like the last two games v england. long term sinclair should be looking to bat top 6.
brathwaite
louis
carty
athanaze
hodge
greaves
jds
sinclair
motie
warrican
seales
providing these pitches rag like the last two games v england. long term sinclair should be looking to bat top 6.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
This one will be most likely starting eleven.
My XI is different. I want Jangoo in there, because he is red hot at the moment and he is more attuned to playing on these type of wickets