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Blackwood trying to be cool

 
Pacy 2017-10-31 08:30:10 

But he does not realise that he is looking more careless than cool

 
natty_forever 2017-10-31 08:46:49 

In reply to Pacy... more like clueless!

 
Narper 2017-10-31 09:19:00 

In reply to Pacy

Im seh....'ah suh mih ah bat maaan....mih naah ah change'

De great Viv tell mih to play mih natural game....suh me ah play mih natural game....mih naah ah change ah ting

 
Pacy 2017-10-31 10:55:33 

In reply to Narper

That seems to be the problem... He does have natural flair but then again he seems to be too casual in his approach.

I am worried that Samuels comes to my mind when I see his approach.

 
runout 2017-10-31 11:01:54 

In reply to Pacy

Marvelous Marlon was never this reckless.

 
natty_forever 2017-10-31 11:03:16 

In reply to runout... more like, jus as dumb.

 
Baje 2017-10-31 11:15:31 

Right now, he probably does not know what to do.

 
jen 2017-10-31 11:21:27 

In reply to Baje

Back to the drawing board when yo reach them phase here. None bad about it, people can always take inspiration from the fact that Steve Smith started as a leggie, then an all rounder and now the best test batsman in the world by a long shot!! Being out the team for a while doesn't mean it's the end of the road, it gives you a chance to come back better than ever.

Problem with windies players is when they get drop, they don't go and work harder on their game. Instead they complain about who don't like them and go "live the life" and not study them cricket.

 
Narper 2017-10-31 11:25:34 

In reply to Baje

Right now, he probably does not know what to do.


Isn't there a batting coach on tour?

Isn't that the job of a coach at this level to assist the batsman...in this case identifying a strategy to play the spinners....

OR

Has Blackwood rejected all advice from the coach....then we know what should happen

 
Ridge 2017-10-31 11:38:14 

He should be dropped for the second innings. lol lol lol

 
FuzzyWuzzy 2017-10-31 11:43:07 

In reply to Narper

Or sometimes yuh cyan get it do whuh the coach telling yuh
big grin

 
Pacy 2017-10-31 12:19:16 

In reply to runout

Marvelous Marlon was never this reckless but had been equally careless

 
Pacy 2017-10-31 12:30:37 

In reply to Narper

Blackwood feels he can hit his way into a test innings everytime.

 
BeatDball 2017-10-31 13:03:24 

What exactly did my bwoy JayBee did/didnt do?!
confused cry

 
Narper 2017-10-31 15:09:52 

In reply to Pacy

In reply to Narper

Blackwood feels he can hit his way into a test innings everytime


Blackwood needs a man like Shiv at the other end to keep talking to him.

He did well when Shiv was around.

It is such a pity that there are no senior world class players around to talk to these guys out in the middle.

Even Lil Bravo could now be called a senior...but alas...he too has gone.

Ramdin may be of help....but when he did play he was not consistent as a batsman in test

 
natty_forever 2017-10-31 16:13:29 

In reply to Narper... was just coming to hand (Ramdin) and dropped.

big grin

 
archangel 2017-10-31 21:21:10 


Problem with windies players is when they get drop, they don't go and work harder on their game. Instead they complain about who don't like them and go "live the life" and not study them cricket.


Cant blame some of them for doing that especially when they see others doing just as badly or worse and still playing.

That is West Indies cricket.

 
Baje 2017-10-31 23:32:58 

In reply to archangel

Cant blame some of them for doing that especially when they see others doing just as badly or worse and still playing.


You seem to be condoning the behavior. If you a serious professional, you take care of the things that you control, your performance. If you cant recover from a drop, and come back stronger, maybe they were right to drop you in the first place.

 
Judgement 2017-11-01 04:06:02 

In reply to Baje

Well said.

 
archangel 2017-11-01 17:48:03 

In reply to Baje

I am not condoning anything. I am just saying how some players, not Barbadian, if they get dropped would feel the way back is hopeless.