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NEXT UP: The Afghans!!

 
thefacts 2017-05-15 10:36:24 

Boy, this will be seriously interesting!!

I can't wait to see this....

First UP, 3 T20s...

The TEAM?

Any changes?

 
thefacts 2017-05-15 10:37:55 

Last T20 Team...

Lewis
Walton (wk)
Samuels
J Mo
Simmons
Pollard
Carlos (Cappo)
Jason
Narine
Badree
Williams

 
thefacts 2017-05-15 10:38:30 

Qs.1 : Is Carlos still the guy to lead the T20 side?

 
Sheik 2017-05-15 10:40:16 

thefacts,

REST ASSURED THE WONDIAN DREAMERS ARE NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE VISIT BY THE AFGHANS!!

TO LOSE TO THE AFGHANS WOULD BE THE LOWEST POINT THAT THE WONDIES WOULD HAVE EVER REACHED IN THEIR CRICKETING HISTORY!!!

OH RA$$!!!

FUNNY AS FCUK!!!

HA!HA!HA!

SHEIK

 
thefacts 2017-05-15 22:12:32 

In reply to Sheik

Yes, could be!

Just to put it on the record, the current lowest point is LOSING 0-2 (Blackwash) at HOME to BANGLADESH in 2009!

Co-Incidently, That was one BAJAN SCAB TEAM too!!

 
thefacts 2017-05-15 22:19:08 

For a second lets assume that the IPL players will be available. (As IPL will be over by this weekend)

So auto-picks:

Lewis
----------------
----------------
J Mo
---------------
Pollard
---------------
Jason
Narine
Badree
---------------

For the remaining spots... just going by FORM...

I'd pick...

Walton -- Guess he is the default pick right now, don't know where is Pooran
Hetmyer -- (yes, give the lad a go at T20)
Chase -- (His confidence must be great)
Carlos -- although I don't want to, but its very unlikely that Selectors will drop him
Gabriel (His confidence must be great too)

 
CricketLuva4 2017-05-15 22:24:47 

In reply to thefacts

Good pick RE Gabriel. That shot he played had t20 written all over it. cool

 
openning 2017-05-15 22:58:10 

Why would anyone picked a T20 player from test performance?
There are three formats, any player that has not prove himself at T20 level should not be selected, any player that is not playing 50 over cricket should not be selected for ODI or test.
Roston has played two T20 games and fourteen list A games, no need for his selection for though formats, at this time.

 
thefacts 2017-05-15 23:16:19 

In reply to openning

Why would anyone picked a T20 player from test performance?


Pure FORM and CONFIDENCE. Not saying a Test Match and T20 can be compared, but sometimes players in FORM are able to carry over their confidence from one form of the game to the Other.

and its a series vs Afghanistan, what easier moment than this to give someone a try.
WI have already lost to Ireland in 2015 and Zimbabwe in 2016, so can't call them the easiest oppositions either.

 
thefacts 2017-05-15 23:19:19 

Come to think of it....

WI have LOST to Ireland in 2015 and Zimbabwe in 2016!

and the BAJANS believe WI are on some miracle path ...

Anyways, So Practically, this series is the Battle of the Bottom Dwellers.

 
analyst-kid 2017-05-15 23:43:46 

I would think the WI selectors are going to look back at the last T20 series and see that Simmons and Pollard BOTH failed miserably throughout.....are they some kind of superstar players to be retained?

Pollard avg 6.66
Simmons avg 2.33

Powell avg 2.50
Batting and Bowling Averages WI vs Pak T20

TheFacts you are really showing a blatant Trini bias here.

 
thefacts 2017-05-15 23:46:25 

In reply to brainless-kid

TheFacts you are really showing a blatant Trini bias here.


Show me where I have included Simmons in the team above?

Thanks in Advance.

 
analyst-kid 2017-05-15 23:53:53 

Really and truly it is only fair that a Mayers or Reifer and a specialist batsman maybe young Powell again be given an opportunity to replace one of Pollard or Simmons( or both.)

 
analyst-kid 2017-05-15 23:55:38 

I question both Powell and Simmons commitment to a WI TEAM...the selectors and Captain Carlos would got to be mad to select them.

 
analyst-kid 2017-05-16 00:03:11 

if I am so brainless explain to me how Pollard get to be an automatic pick for a WI TEAM CONSIDERING HE HAS NOT SCORED ABOVE 26 IN 16 MATCHES OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS?

He only gets to be an automatic pick because he's from Trinidad.

23,16,13,8,7,20,26,5,22,13,9,18, 16*,14,3,3

 
analyst-kid 2017-05-16 00:19:13 

Against Afghan I would go for a 90mph pacer....the much maligned Gabriel,Joseph or Roach.

 
thefacts 2017-05-16 03:51:28 

In reply to brainless-kid

if I am so brainless explain to me how Pollard get to be an automatic pick for a WI TEAM CONSIDERING


FORM

Have you been seeing the IPL games? Pollard has been in good form.

 
camos 2017-05-16 07:01:55 

An "A team" should play Afgan, a first team has nothing to gain.

 
WICFan 2017-05-16 07:40:40 

E. Lewis
C. Walton
L. Simmons
J. Mohammed
K. Pollard
R. Chase
S. Narine
C. Brathwaite
S. Badree
S. Gabriel
K. Williams

 
Seechy 2017-05-16 07:55:50 

Let's just get the best T20 team back out on the park asap:

Gayle
Lewis
Simmons
Samuels
Bravo
Pollard (c)
Pooran (wk)
Russell
Narine
Rampaul
Badree

 
WICFan 2017-05-16 08:02:47 

Would anyone use these games to move Narine up the order after his IPL exploits with the bat?

 
Jabari18 2017-05-16 08:12:26 

In reply to WICFan

Of course. Narine and Lewis to open. Walton 1 down

 
camos 2017-05-16 08:18:18 

In reply to Seechy

isn't Russell on a one year ban?

 
thefacts 2017-05-16 08:21:05 

I would love to see Narine open the batting... it might just work!

 
thefacts 2017-05-16 08:25:10 

In reply to Seechy

Gayle
Lewis
Simmons
Samuels
Bravo
Pollard (c)
Pooran (wk)
Russell
Narine
Rampaul
Badree


Dude, while thats a really good side.. its better WI stay in the present...

 
Tryangle 2017-05-16 13:53:16 

In reply to Sheik

TO LOSE TO THE AFGHANS WOULD BE THE LOWEST POINT THAT THE WONDIES WOULD HAVE EVER REACHED IN THEIR CRICKETING HISTORY!!!


I'd have bet on the World Cup loss to Kenya being the all time low point.

An "A team" should play Afgan, a first team has nothing to gain.


Disagree, after all Afghanistan are no lightweight, and if they were, then certainly Windies have to be considered lightweight too? Let the team have some matches under their belt against a team with good bowlers in the squad.

 
Baje 2017-05-16 14:24:11 

In reply to thefacts
Why are you forgetting Afghanistan? Afghanistan beat us in the last world cup.

 
Baje 2017-05-16 14:26:32 

In reply to WICFan

Remove Chase and put Rovman

 
stone 2017-05-16 17:15:58 

Dwayne Smith should be in the T20 team...

 
thefacts 2017-05-16 22:04:19 

In reply to Baje

Why are you forgetting Afghanistan? Afghanistan beat us in the last world cup.


True. Ominous.