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***Official*** West Indies Tour of Sri Lanka- February 2020

marc71178

marc71178

Eyes not spreadsheets
Beamer said:
Losing 3-0 to Sri Lanka is not a good result, can't sugar coat that.

We definitely have some issues to address:

- Attacking spin bowler. Walsh Jr has potential but we can't use up a place in our team if Pollard only trusts him to bowl 3 overs.

- Darren Bravo won't cut it for ODI's. Hety might be irritating but he's the epitome of a modern ODI player and will win us the odd game.

I was pleased to see Ambris take his opportunity at last. I really think he should be batting in the middle order ahead of Bravo.
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I'd say Shai Hope is an issue to address - uses up too many balls for the scores he's getting in the modern game.
 
Beamer

Beamer

International Vice-Captain
marc71178 said:
I'd say Shai Hope is an issue to address - uses up too many balls for the scores he's getting in the modern game.
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If he scores at a strike rate of 85 it's fine tbh. Especially if we have hitters in around him. We can't afford 2 of him though and that's what we get with Bravo, only he's not as prolific.
 
jimmy101

jimmy101

Cricketer Of The Year
Tbf Hope has been one of the most consistent WI batsmen in the format for the past few years.
 
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jimmy101 said:
Tbf Hope has been one of the most consistent WI batsmen in the format for the past few years.
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He's been one of the most consistent batsmen in the world. Least of WI's concerns IMO. Considering he keeps as well, I'm not sure how much more you can reasonably expect from a cricketer.
 
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Beamer

Beamer

International Vice-Captain
TestMatch said:
Hope's strike rate is fine. It generally gets up to 100 once his score itself gets up to 100.
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I have noticed he has been scoring at 95/100 until he gets to 30 or 40 and then getting bogged down. He still needs to work on strike rotation but he is getting gradually better.
 
TestMatch

TestMatch

U19 Cricketer
Yeah, that's my gut impression too.

Regardless, he's a good little ODI player, and seems to put a lot of thought into constructing an ODI innings.

The ODI team was looking so good a few months ago, but with Hets gone, Bravo at 3 and Evin Lewis AWOL, it suddenly seems unbalanced.
 
Beamer

Beamer

International Vice-Captain
TestMatch said:
Yeah, that's my gut impression too.

Regardless, he's a good little ODI player, and seems to put a lot of thought into constructing an ODI innings.

The ODI team was looking so good a few months ago, but with Hets gone, Bravo at 3 and Evin Lewis AWOL, it suddenly seems unbalanced.
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Yep it has been a reality check. We're still a long way from where we need to be. Hety and Lewis will make a difference, though I've heard that Lewis keeps failing his yo yo test.

We need to sort the spin bowling slot out as a matter of priority.
 
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slippy888

International Captain
West Indies: Lendl Simmons, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard (capt), Dwayne Bravo, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Fabian Allen, Oshane Thomas, Sheldon Cottrell

Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Shehan Jayasuriya, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga (capt), Lakshan Sandakan


Why is Thomas back in team when ever i see him all bowls to many loose balls
 
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