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HEADLINE: Brian Lara says tourists must try to win in four days
CaribbeanCricket.com
Jul 7, 2020, 10:09:19 AM
West Indies must try and win the Tests against England in four days because they cannot last five days, says legendary batsman Brian Lara.
The three-Test series starts on Wednesday at Southampton.
The tourists have a strong fast bowling line-up but their batsmen average only 23.59 in 19 Tests since their most recent tour of England in 2017.
"They have to be able to pounce immediately," said Lara, who will be part of the BBC highlights programme.
"England are not beaten very easily at home and are overwhelming favourites."
Read more at the BBC
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dayne
Jul 7, 2020, 10:22:03 AM
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Good analysis, getting good batting starts will be essential for the WI.
Ewart
Jul 7, 2020, 10:48:06 AM
Toney
Jul 7, 2020, 11:06:13 AM
West Indies must try and win the Tests against England in four days because they cannot last five days, says legendary batsman Brian Lara.
Then, why not try and win in 3 days! Sounds like
Yogi Berra's logic to me!
DonD
Jul 7, 2020, 11:31:33 AM
In reply to Toney
Sounds like Yogi Berra's logic to me!
A so me seet to. BTW, how you doing? Boy, London hot hot!! the place a bun up to rhatid.
Ridge
Jul 7, 2020, 11:40:53 AM
Brian Lara like he is locked down too long.
West Indies doesn't have a chance. Actually they will not last four days.
Toney
Jul 7, 2020, 12:12:40 PM
In reply to DonD
Bway mi deh yah! Suh, when did you get back from di Yaad?
Man, London is so hot now ah days it reminds me of August month in di Yaad.
Went to play Golf up at Westminister Trails Golf Course yesterday. You may not know but it is a links course with very few trees.The fc*king place was so hot; I played just 6 holes and say, fuck dis shit and went home.
silver
Jul 7, 2020, 12:32:20 PM
mikesiva
Jul 7, 2020, 1:29:37 PM
In reply to Toney
London hot? Where you from? Greenland?
It's been so cold in the last few days, I haven't been able to sit outside when I eat my lunch.
Between 19-22 Celsius, at a stretch.
The boys will be rubbing their hands to keep warm in Southampton....
dayne
Jul 7, 2020, 2:13:18 PM
In reply to mikesiva
I was wondering what the other guys were talking about London being hot, for the last several days I have been watching the English Football league and the most of the non players were all wearing jackets.
Sylobaby
Jul 7, 2020, 2:30:31 PM
I know it's going to be tuff but I am cautiously optimistic because we will be fielding a team of eleven players. Let's go windows!
Toney
Jul 7, 2020, 4:04:41 PM
In reply to mikesiva
Sorry, I was referring to London, Ontario Canada where DonD and I reside.
Btw, I don't want to rub it in but it's now 3:54 pm in our London and the temp. is 31 Celsius.
mikesiva
Jul 8, 2020, 3:48:29 AM
In reply to Toney
rhatid
Jul 9, 2020, 12:57:06 PM
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
In Lara's time, we couldn't even win in thirty. In fact we always lost in two or three.
culpepperboy
Jul 9, 2020, 1:48:26 PM
In reply to rhatid
What de rhatid you talking?
rhatid
Jul 9, 2020, 9:59:40 PM
In reply to culpepperboy
Whether you want to believe it or not, Lara is the number one destroyer of West Indies cricket, followed by Dwayne Bravo.