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Best West Indies ODI XI - Target for WC

 
greggle71 2017-07-21 09:07:23 

Given the latest amnesty what would the best 16 be if we just took the best and experienced talent? I am excluding any current captaincy as its a wishlist.
My XI in batting order and then 5 others to make the squad

Simmons
Gayle
Bravo Jr
Samuels
Pollard
Pooran (wk)
Bravo Sr
Narine
Russell
Taylor
Bishoo

Charles
Lewis
Hope (wk)
Holder
Gabriel

 
positiveg 2017-07-21 09:58:55 

In reply to greggle71

Hope stays as Keeper, Russell is banned so I'll probably have Joseph to have 2 speedsters opening the bowling
I'll aslo have Lewis over Simmons

Lewis
Gayle
Lil B
Samuels
Polly
Hope
Big B
Narine
Bishoo
Joseph
Taylor

Simmons
K Powell
R Powell
Pooran

 
Halliwell 2017-07-21 10:02:28 

Simmons was dropped
What amnesty can help him
lol

 
tc1 2017-07-21 10:10:08 

In reply to positiveg

u like guys with the letter P

 
Oilah 2017-07-21 11:15:16 

Polly's batting is far from what it used to be and even at his best he was never a sure pick for ODIs....he was always a t20 type player. I like Polly

 
cricketmygame 2017-07-21 12:15:39 

can pooran make the trini team?

 
CricketFan 2017-07-21 12:46:47 

In reply to greggle71

2 specialist spinners in England. I would say replace Bishoo with Holder and Shai Hone is better than Pooran

 
openning 2017-07-21 13:41:49 

In reply to greggle71

Good thing you and 99.9% of us, are not selectors.

 
silver 2017-07-21 13:59:45 

In reply to greggle71


What world cup. Who say we playing world cup

 
imusic 2017-07-21 14:01:52 

In reply to openning

Not enough bajans for your liking? cool

 
DIEHARD 2017-07-21 14:40:48 

In reply to positiveg

Mohammed over Big B at this time for me..its one of Pollard or Bravo..depending on what you trying to strengthen...batting or bowling.

Evin not ready for ODIs yet i dont think..ready to try Kyle Hope opening

 
imusic 2017-07-21 14:59:18 

In reply to DIEHARD

Mo who? rolleyes

 
DIEHARD 2017-07-21 15:09:31 

In reply to imusic

He avg 44 against Eng 74 against Pakistan..bad last series.

But he been playing cricket..and i like what I seen of him so far..he can score at a quick pace wen needed

 
jballer84 2017-07-21 16:10:17 

In reply to DIEHARD

You make alot of sense. K. Hope for sure I would try and Lewis is too inconsistent at the moment. Big Bravo or Pollard not both

 
Ridge 2017-07-21 16:28:55 

In reply to greggle71
You are in with the times.
Recycling is top priority for most countries
right now.

 
WestDem 2017-07-21 20:24:41 

Another Trini to de bone thread! lol lol lol lol

 
CITYBOY 2017-07-21 21:27:05 

Hola....must be the week end...anything goes..
when I read Simmons I knew Gringwall just mocking around.
Adios
CB

 
greggle71 2017-07-21 21:47:19 

I'll concede that most of the squad picks are emotive. This is the core of the winning WCT20 squad barring 3-4 players so they no how to win in a tournament. Other teams will not watch this squad and think pushovers, enough batting and power to run down any score.

Again most of that group have a lil more motivation to show the board up given their respective run ins and bring it home for the Caribbean people.

On current form a few will miss out due to inactivity but that is a veteran group. A last chance for some.

 
Controversy 2017-07-22 05:50:02 

In reply to openning

I hate to break the news to you but bajans aren't the best cricketers anymore in the West Indies

You guys are bawling for the best team but when it's mostly trini you get mad

Hypocrites, it goes to show how brainwashed colonialism has made the other islands

 
Slipfeeler 2017-07-22 15:48:46 

In reply to positiveg

Russell ban is about to be lifted, at least before ODI, so he might be selected.

 
Baje 2017-07-22 16:34:30 

In reply to Controversy
Can you make a case for Polly or Pooran?

 
Baje 2017-07-22 16:35:22 

In reply to jballer84
big Bravo is our best death bowler. He has to play

 
openning 2017-07-22 17:55:11 

In reply to Controversy
Bro, why you add Openning to your commess?

lol lol lol

 
DIEHARD 2017-07-22 20:28:00 

In reply to greggle71

Gayle
K Hope E Lewis
D M Bravo
Samuels
J Mo
S Hope
Pollard / Powell
J Holder
Narine Nurse
J Taylor/ Gabriel
K Williams/ Aljo


Big B been out of cricket for a while was out injured. Wouldn't select him for England for that