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We don’t have any world class Spin bowlers

 
Brundog 2018-12-27 19:06:53 

Selectors should stop picking these mediocre slow bowlers. We have Chase and the likes who can turn their arms slowly and also make an impact with the bat.

 
goliath 2018-12-28 05:58:13 

Well spotted smile

 
Drapsey 2018-12-28 07:08:07 

In reply to Brundog

We don’t have any world class Spin bowlers

And neither do we have any world class Fast bowlers.

Gabriel, Roach? An emphatic no!

 
VIX 2018-12-28 08:11:57 

In reply to Brundog

Don't worry, we have world-class pacemen, world-class batsmen, world-class 'keepers and world class allrounders!

Our only problem is in the spinning dept. lol

 
WICFan 2018-12-28 08:54:59 

In reply to Brundog

Yet the spinners dominate domestic cricket year after year.

 
Khaga 2018-12-28 09:19:26 

In reply to goliath

lol

 
analyst-kid 2018-12-28 09:27:31 

In reply to Drapsey

And neither do we have any world class Fast bowlers.

Gabriel, Roach? An emphatic no!


Holder ranked 12th Gabriel ranked 13 Roach ranked 25....how is it an emphatic no?

 
TheTrail 2018-12-28 13:39:48 

In reply to Drapsey


Name your fast bowlers in the WI team that are world class, excluding Holder, Gabriel, and Roach. Name them if yuh have balls.

 
Norm 2018-12-28 19:15:33 

In reply to Brundog

We don’t have any world class Spin bowlers

And we never will, because we don't value spin, or nurture our spin stock. Hence we limit our chances of becoming a more competitive team internationally.

Worse, some of us proudly demand and recommend that this serious flaw in our bowling attack be a deliberate "strategy"! That says it all.

 
googley 2018-12-28 21:08:48 

In reply to WICFan

Yet the spinners dominate domestic cricket year after year.


so where the pacers rank? lol lol

 
tekiteazy123 2018-12-28 21:16:10 

In reply to Brundog

so true

 
michaelmax 2018-12-31 23:50:16 

In reply to googley

You know our batsmen play pace in regional conditions better than spin and our current generations have been hopeless in spin friendly conditions

 
michaelmax 2018-12-31 23:54:38 

Our spin situation is complicated. Many ofour regional spinners are not very good but will get cheap wickets to WI batsmen as long as they can keep it tight. That then creates a problem for the attacking spinners who make it to WI level. WI captains, Holder included cannot set fields to an attacking spinner or any spinner for that matter. This is compounded by the fact that they see spinners as holding up an end to rest the pacers and not as full-fledged attacking options. If they are used in this way,they will be ineffective and surplus to requirements. Therein lies our problem.

 
jaba 2019-01-01 10:20:36 

In reply to michaelmax
Do you think that the current captain will deny any of our spinners their wish as regards field placings?

 
camos 2019-01-01 11:14:22 

In reply to TheTrail

Name your fast bowlers in the WI team that are world class



what's the problem with you?

 
michaelmax 2019-01-01 18:57:03 

In reply to jaba

No but as I sais don't think WI captains have a clue about spin.This does not negate the fact that most of our spinners are rubbish at international level-not the only ones mind you- we have batsmen who fit that too.

 
jaba 2019-01-01 19:10:03 

In reply to michaelmax
Now let's study your post in detail:
(i) The spin situation in the Caribbean is complicated.
(ii) Many of our spinners are not good but they will get cheap wickets at regional level if they can keep it tight.
(iii) You took quite a leap here with this next point - Our poor regional spinners make it difficult for the attacking ones when they get to play international cricket. You lost me here buddy - but I assume that those shitty spinners cannot keep it tight at the international level simply because of poor field placings caused by inept captains. But why can't our attacking spinners at int' level set their own fields to keep it tight and ultimately get wickets?
(iv) Spinners picked to the West Indies team are "surplus to our requirements." (You've got to be kidding)
You are saying "surplus to our requirements" but in the next sentence " herein lies our problems?"

This board is a repository for dumping shit (Back Room and Rum Room).

 
camos 2019-01-01 20:39:49 

batsmen are bowled only so often, so until our learn players to field and take catches ALL our bowlers will be subpar.

 
googley 2019-01-01 20:55:07 

In reply to michaelmax

You know our batsmen play pace in regional conditions better than spin and our current generations have been hopeless in spin friendly conditions


sounds like we have a batting problem. wink

 
goliath 2019-01-02 05:57:59 

In reply to googley yeah - batsmen are hopeless against the googley smile