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ST JOHN’S, Antigua - The Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies today named a 13-member Windies squad for the NatWest International T20 scheduled for Saturday, September 16 at the Emirates Riverside, Durham. The squad reads: 

Carlos Brathwaite (Captain,)Ronsford Beaton,

Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis,Jason Mohammed,

Sunil Narine, Ashley Nurse,Kieron Pollard,,

Rovman Powell,Marlon Samuels,Jerome Taylor

Chadwick Walton Kesrick Williams,

Samuel Badree is unavailable due to a prior commitment.  

Chairman of Selectors, Courtney Browne says, “we have a good mix of experience and youth that should adapt to English conditions quickly. Coming off the series win against India in the Caribbean in July our expectations is to see the team play a highly competitive game and bring that T20 Caribbean atmosphere to England.

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nice badman team there.

Carlos will have to earn his keep

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Sorry, but I do not see what Jerome Taylor brings to the squad.

In reply to VoopsandOut

who would u rather? Taylor bowls one or two good balls and thats it...

In reply to oldcar

Per spell?
Per match?
Per series?
Per year?

We all know it isn't per over.

In reply to Priapus



every 5 years.

Tarzan tearing tail in CPL

He on his way to another ton right now
14.4
Jerome Taylor to Dwayne Smith, SIX, smoked it! What a shot. Slower full ball outside off, Smith gets low and fetches it from there. Slog-sweeps Taylor over deep mid-wicket for a mammoth six
14.3
Jerome Taylor to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, juicy full toss down leg, Smith helps it away behind square on the leg-side with a pick-up shot. There was a man in the deep. All he could do was watch it bullet away into the fence


Dwayne Smith *68 (47

In reply to Narper

Beaton and Powell to sit

Narine
Lewis
Gayle
Samuels
Jmo
Pollard
Walton
Brathwaite
Nurse
Narine
Taylor
Williams

19.5
Watson to Dwayne Smith, SIX, second century for Smith in this season. He is pumped up. Short ball outside off, Smith stands tall and slaps it over extra cover. Smith is now the leading century maker in the history of CPL


Dwayne Smith *103 (65)5x4 8x6

Big Bravo not fully fit?

In reply to mikesiva

Out of favour meh think !

In reply to oldcar

At Sabina..

In reply to mikesiva
He just said he was not fit enough to play in the ODIs

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Five Jamaicans
Four Trinis
Two Bajans
One Guyanese
One Vincentian

...there will be blood!

How come Dwayne Smith cannot make this side?

In reply to Runs

The selectors pay absolutely no attention to form when selecting.

I swear those lazy skunts just copy and paste

In reply to Runs

Didnt Dwayne sorta retire...

I am confused sometimes about who is still willing and who is available

Taylor?

In reply to powen001
Nuh fret uself. Bajans always willing

In reply to imusic

ha ha ha ha ,

man I see KB still burning you with his new painting formula

In reply to powen001

Have to be, no other excuse can justify him not being selected.

In reply to VoopsandOut... agree.

what's Badree's prior commitment?

In reply to VIX

Thats his personal business. Come on man

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Jerome Taylor is a liability to the team. He cannot contain the batsmen once they are on the go. Emrit or Santokie would have been a better pick!

The return of Gayle and Samuels brings serious stability and competitiveness to the batting as ODI modern cricket requires at least four top order players who can bat 10 overs consistently at a run a ball. In Gayle Hope, Samuels and Mohammed Wi have that.

WI in serious trouble re their ODI pace bowling though...only the spinners Nurse and Bishoo can boast of sub 30 ave performances against the leading ODI teams. A spinner who can bat like Chase should only be dropped for a Permaul or Hosein as Narine is unavailable.

Taylor,Gabriel,Joseph, Roach ,Holder have all gone for licks with little wickets against the top teams. Miguel Cummins with only 7 ODIs under his belt would have to show he is something different.
WI need a world class ODI pace bowler...until they find one all the top teams will score heavy against them unless the spinners get lucky.

What is the problem with the WI selectors and Santokie?

No Simmons?

In reply to VIX

Bake and shark at Maracas? Nothing else going on in cricket at that time.

In reply to analyst-kid

I would want any two of Simmons, Ramdin, Mohamed or Samuels (in form) in my middle order in a T20.

In reply to VoopsandOut... why not all 4?

In reply to VoopsandOut

big mistake here...the thread about T20 AND I talking bout ODIs....my bad.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Who are the guys who did well in the just-concluded CPL?

Carlos Brathwaite (Captain) - 151 runs @ SR of 146.60 & 10 wkts @ ER of 7.72 (not enough runs, but good with the ball)
Chris Gayle - 376 runs @ SR of 127.02
Evin Lewis - 371 runs @ SR of 184.57
Sunil Narine 159 runs @ SR of 137.06 & 12 wkts @ ER of 5.39
Kieron Pollard - 264 runs @ SR of 150 & 8 wkts @ ER of 7.50
Chadwick Walton - 458 runs @ SR of 145.85
Kesrick Williams - 15 wkts @ ER of 9.53 (bit expensive, but he took wickets)
Ronsford Beaton - 11 wkts @ ER of 7.71

Who are the guys who did not?

Jason Mohammed - 292 runs @ SR of 106.18 (pedestrian, compared to McCarthy)
Ashley Nurse - 1 wkt @ Sr of 10.66 (struggled to make TKR team)
Rovman Powell - 173 runs @ SR of 125.36 & 5 wkts @ ER of 11.35 (inconsistent)
Marlon Samuels - 130 runs @ SR of 113.04 (poor)
Jerome Taylor - 8 wkts @ ER of 9.54 (expensive)

We have five guys in the squad who did not do well in the CPL. Dwayne Smith has retired from WI cricket, so who should be there instead? Take your pick....

Andre McCarthy - 292 runs @ SR of 127.51
Andre Fletcher - 286 runs @ SR of 123.27
Krishmar Santokie - 14 wkts @ ER of 7.69
Kevon Cooper - 12 wkts @ ER of 7.02
Sheldon Cottrell - 11 wkts @ ER of 6.57
Rayad Emrit - 15 wkts @ ER of 7.60

should be as much trinis in that t20 squad as bajans in the test squad.

In reply to mikesiva

These selectors don't care about form

Lazy skunts just copy and paste

In reply to DIEHARD

I am glad your not a selector, stick to your 9-5

In reply to VIX

Making a 100k with the world 11 in Pakistan