My X111
K. Brathwaite
L Johnson
D. Bravo
M Samuels
S Hope
K Pollard
D Ramdin
J Holder capt
S Narine
K Roach
S Gabriel
J Taylor
R Chase
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Name the test squad to be selected against India
In reply to openning
Take out Roach and put in Bishoo possibly.
Lewis on standby as an opener not in d squad though.
Carlos? Don't think there is a place for him with Jason there but he will be in the squad.
And I wouldn't play Samuels in Tests anymore, goodbye to him. He stays in ODIS though.
In reply to openning
Carlos brathwaite and blackwood must get games. Take out roach and shai hope
In reply to allan & Andy99
Just name your X111
In reply to openning
Your squad but Carlos in for Sam and Bish for Roach.
In reply to allan
Blackwood? Vishal Singh and Leon Johnson should be in that squad
In reply to Runs
Name your squad, allyuh heads so hard.
In reply to Andy99
Carlos for Samuels?
Tell us why you would replace an experience batsman for someone with little batting experience.
Kraig brathwaite
Evin Lewis
Leon Johnson
Darren bravo
Samuels
Royston chase
Ramdin
Holder
Bishoo
Taylor / roach
Gabriel / Cummins
Blackwood
Pollard
In reply to openning
bishoo needs to be there.
In reply to openning
Link.
Blackwood not a surety? Wow! Ahyuh good....however, vsingh can always replace him if he doesn't step it up!
K Brathwaite
L Johnson
DM Bravo
M Samuels
S Hope
E Lewis
D Ramdin
J Holder capt
D Bishoo
K Roach
S Gabriel
J Taylor
R Chase
in batting order :
K.Braithwaite
L.Johnson
DM.Bravo
M.Samuels
V.Singh
R.Chase
+D.Ramdin
*J.Holder
N.Miller
S.Narine
S.Gabriel
Playing XI in batting order:
C Gayle
K Brathwaite
D Bravo
L Johnson
V Singh
R Chase
D Ramdin +
J Holder*
D Bishoo
K Roach
J Taylor
The pitches will play a huge roll as the set up of the squad. Recent history has shown that our pitches have gotten slow and low which will support the slower bowlers. Therefore, it will be essential to have at least two spinners, preferably an off break and leg break bowler to balance the attack. We MUST be able to take 20 wickets in a test match to be competitive. Also India will have a few spin bowlers of their own and our batters selected MUST be able to play spin and bat for long periods. So having said that whom are you all really going to select to compete with India? I have some choices of my own but it's difficult to choose from a limited list.
KB
Johnson
Bravo
Hope
Samuels
Ramdin
Holder
Bishoo
Narine
Cummings
Gabriel
Taylor
Lewis
CB
Chase
Alyuh shy waay Chandrika? Thought he showed some promise in OZ...
In reply to openning
The problem with picking a Test XI is finding players who have actually played competitive cricket recently. And by cricket I don't mean T20 or 50 overs.
So except for players who play all the formats like Ramdin, Samuels and Holder; the rest will be a lottery.
In reply to Pacy
Not bad, like your squad, except at the lower end. I have had it with Taylor and Roach for now so I am prepared to roll the dice on the other some inexperienced pacers. Blackwood is just not credible as an international cricketer to me so I replace him with Hope who has continued to score runs regionally and is a credible alternative to Ramdin as keeper/batsman.
Kraig brathwaite
Evin Lewis
Leon Johnson
Darren bravo
Samuels
Rawston chase
Ramdin
Holder
Bishoo
Cummins/Joseph
Gabriel
Hope
Pollard
The squad name itself already people, whoever is on central contract will play
KB
Johnson
Hope
Bravo
Samuels
Holder
Ramdin(Dowrich)
Carlos B
Bishoo
Joseph
Gabriel
Blackwood
Chase
Kraig Brathwaite
Evin Lewis
Darren Bravo
Leon Johnson
Marlon Samuels
Roston Chase
Denesh Ramdin
Jason Holder
Jerome Taylor
Devendra Bishoo
Shannon Gabriel
---
Kemar Roach
Carlos Brathwaite
NB. Alzarri Joseph should be called up to train alongside the squad to get some more knowledge
My XI given players available and who played in the Tri-series:
Braithwaite
LJohnson
Bravo
Chase
Pollard
Ramdin
Carlos
Holder
Narine
Bishoo
Gabriel
Lewis standby as an opener
Dowrich back up keeper
Hope back up middle order bat
Lacking back ups in the spin and pace departments, there are players but just no one standing out. If Guyana didn't unjustifiably drop Motie I'd have him as my back up Spinner.
Wait I forgot Taylor so take out Bishoo and put Taylor and have Chase as the 2nd spinner support by Kraigg.
So Bishoo back up spinner just missing a back up pacer.
I like Logic's team ..but I would drop Bishoo for young Joseph and unleash the new four prong of Gabriel,Joseph,Cummins and Holder at the Indians. Narine with Chase and Brathwaite backing up in the spin department.
You are not going to beat India with spinners.
In reply to analyst-kid Keep Bishoo, Play Joseph but discard Cummins...this would give us Gabriel, Joseph, Holder (and Carlos) for pace but have Narine and Bishoo (and Chase) as spinning options since our pitches more support spin bowlers than fast bowlers.
Kraig Brathwaite
Leon Johnson
Darren Bravo
Marlon Samuels
J Blackwood
Denesh Ramdin
C Brathwaite
Jason Holder
Alzari Joseph
Sunil Narine
Shannon Gabriel
---
Kemar Roach
Bishoo
Tayrol needs to rest.
Hope not ready
Chase on standby if Blackwood fails
In reply to embsallie Taylor has passed his sell by date, Roach is not same bowler. Blackwood has been giving so much chance.
In reply to Andy99
When las Polly play a FC Match?
Why include Polly and not DJ Bravo as well?
Since we selecting make beleieve teams, add Sarwan too, he still young enough.
Throw in Fidel Edwards to nuh,ooh yeah..injury...
In reply to DIEHARD
Last year, probably 15 months ago.
Because I rate Pollard as a cricketer and not so much Dwayne Bravo these days.
Pollard can bat, better than most in the region, Bravo can't. And I'm being 100% honest when I say Dwayne wouldn't and shouldn't be able to make our ODI team these days.
Uncle Sars threw away his career.
Even if he wasn't injured, Fidel took a kolpak deal just like Ravi therefore ineligible.
Anywho Pollard won't be selected and I'm fine with that. He hasn't earned it and he admitted that he has given up on it.
But I was just stating the squad I'd like to see.
In reply to Andy99
OK bossy.
Solid answers!
Respect
In reply to analyst-kid
Maybe it's our best chance on these dead ass wickets. We surely can't beat them with those pacers you named on these tracks
My XI
1. Kraigg
2. Evin Lewis
3. Darren Bravo
4. Leon Johnson
5. Vishal Singh
6. Chase
7. Ramdin
8. Holder
9. Jacobs (Leggie)
10. Cummings
11. Joseph
In reply to openning
thanks for putting up your team mate..
good job...
and before you tell me to post my own team..I actually agree with the boys...unless you know something I dont , I cant see Roach in there not with Carlos who needs nurturing in this area once available and keen to get some test cricket under his belt.
In reply to powen001
No way Roach make this team unless he is bowling at previous pace.
In reply to powen001
I was a student of COL Deane, a gentleman who was not only a cricket fan, but worked with many poor youngsters from the area.
He was not perfect, but would tell you the truth, I will be home in October, I hope to share my experience with this legend of Barbados cricket.
He was the scorer for many years, and should be made a legend.
BTW, not only him, but Umpires and writers, who has served Barbados and The BCA for donkey years.
In reply to seaegg99
Dude, after the last series, Kemar must have been given things to work on, they are not going to drop him or Taylor.
Don't be surprise if the only change is Chandrika
In reply to openning
we will see...not going to bet but I would be surprised unless as Seaegg says..Roach has rediscovered himself..
his drop off from the promise he offered back then in itself calls for discussion...compared to Hall, Marshall even with his hunger and look...
injury is an unforgiving thief...but lets see...Collymore did relatively well post injury..Roach not so much...not since.
Why would any selector, select Two or more under-develope all rounders in a test squad?
Test cricket is much different from the other formats, it is not a format to learn to bowl reverse swing.
BTW, are these chaps batting or bowling allrounders?
Someone mentioned RChandrika...hope they haven't given up on him?! I say, Blackwood, VSingh or RChandrika should play.
In reply to openning
Both underdeveloped all-rounders outperformed Roach. We cannot keep on carry dead wood and expect different results. Just like removing Taylor and giving Gabriel a go in the 50overs. Cannot be scared to make changes. Named brand cricketers held Bim back for years until someone with a little foresight allowed the youths to get some light.
In reply to openning
K. Brathwaite
J Charles
de Oneshot bob
M Samuels
S Hope
J Blackwood
D Ramdin or Dowrich
J Holder capt
pelter S Narine or Benn or Shillingford
K Roach
S Gabriel
J Taylor or Richards
R Chase
In reply to BeatDball
Chandrika? He has done nothing to merit selection. I would give Singh the nod.
In reply to anthonyp
I like your team , I add Samuels and my favorite player de Angel to the X1 the negatives are the Angel got 3 wicket in a game , and the chances of him doing that again in very slim to nuh. Samuels may not pass 50 until 2020 , but i roll the dice .
Hope will be the new deal in this series.
In reply to Runs I was impressed with the little that I saw of him. I think it was vs the Aussies...could have been the kiwis! He didn't look kabakaba!
Wicked-B shouldn't give up on RC nor JB.
Oh skites! Ah fuhget meh bwoy SOD!
In reply to anthonyp
Add Hope, Bishoo (or Motie), Gabriel and Samuels to that 11 to make a 15-man squad
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