Kraigg Braithwaite,
Devon Smith,
Shai hope,
Hetmyer,
Roston Chase,
Dowrich,
Holder,
Paul,
Roach,
Gabriel,
Bishoo
Yes. That is a good team. However, Bishoo can loose out to Cornwall.
In reply to Larr Pullo
Whats your facination with Devon Smith?
In reply to Nyabinghi
I am willing to replace him when you can find a better opener. Don't just drop him and bring in a player who can't bat for an hour.
In reply to Larr Pullo
Thank Goodness it's "your" team and not the "WI team".
In reply to Larr Pullo
Tage can bat for several hours
In reply to ray
In reply to ray
De man say BAT. Not block
We have seen over the years that this humble man is a consistent performer on the domestic circuit. The bosses of our cricket has never given him a fair chance. It would seem that expectation for him to perform at the test level far exceed what other cricketers are placed under. Yet he continues to out do them.
In reply to imusic
bat...block...with West Indies, anything will do for several hours
In reply to seko
fair chance?what constitutes a fair chance?
not a bad team but why Bishoo over Warrican?
In reply to ray
If Kirk Edward's get a few more big scores I would prefer to see him in the test XI any day over Devon Smith. Smitty ship sail long time
Add rasta in deh
In reply to seko
Bishoo is injured.
Brathwaite
Hemraj
Hope
Hetmyer
Chase
Dowrich (wk)
Holder (c)
Paul
Warrican
Roach
Gabriel
In reply to Larr Pullo
+1 (Devon Smith)
It is being said that newly appointed coach Mr Pybus admires his work ethics, being one of the fittest players in the region.
You seem to be in the ball because a confidante set me recently.
1.J Holder....captain
2.D. Bishoo
3.K Brathwaite
4.D Bravo
5.R. Chase
6.S. Dowich
7.S. Gabriel
8.S. Hetmeyer
9.S. Hope
10.k. Paul
11.K. Powell
12.K. Roach
13.D.Smith
Coach...R. Pybus
Director J. Adams
Manager R. Lewis
1Brathwaite
2Smith
3Bravo
4Hope
5Hetmeyer
6Chase
7Holder
8Dowich
9Paul
10Roach
11Gabriel
Brathwaite
Hemraj ...i am not so sure, but what the heck
Hope
Hetmyer
Chase
Dowrich (wk)
Holder (c)
Paul
Thomas
Roach
Gabriel
no warrican or bishoo, enough of this spinning thing.....pace and more pace
In reply to seko
I am amazed lil B is being ignored. If he is available he must be in the mix up
Braithwaite
Campbell
Hope
Bravo
Hetmyer
Cornwall
Dowrich
Holder
Roach
Gabriel
Thomas
There should b e consequencies for losing to Bangladesh recently.
Hence I would like to see this team:
Hemraj
Hodge
Hope
Bravo
Hetmeyer
Chase
Dowrich
Holder
Paul
Roach
Gabriel
Big Corn should debut in Antigua Test
I'd rather play Shai Hope as opener than recall Devon Smith.
Think we have a chance of winning this series if we win the first test.
England will be Rusty and we should get at them wih pace early
Kraigg
Hemraj
Hope
Chase
Hetymer
Dowrich
Holder
Keemo
Oshane (with 5 pacers he can be protected
Angel
Roche.
My XI
1. Shai
2. Kraigg
3. Bravo
4. Dowrich
5. Hety
6. Chase
7. Holder
8. Cornwall
9. Roach
10. Alzarri
11. Gabriel
12. Keemo
13. Hemraj
14. Warrican
In reply to anthonyp
Dude Keemo Paul is the smartest bowler we have in the WI. Im definitely picking him in my first test team.
In reply to Larr Pullo
Kraigg
Smith
Are you having a senior moment
Paul should be in starting XI
In reply to imusic
That chap has to be a Devon Smith family member. I guess for him 43 test matches are not enough. That has to be one of the funniest post ever.
In reply to NYCGURU
Devon had his chance in 2018 to solidify his position at the top of the order, and he blew it.
I congratulated the selector for giving him another chance, after scoring big runs in the regional four-day format.
The next person who should be given another chance if he scores at least three or four centuries this year is Kirk Edwards.
His stats at test level is very good.
Matches: 15
Innings: 32
Average :....31.81
50s:.......8
100s:........2
SR:..........48.05
Dont be surprised if Tage and Bramble mek dem debut...
In reply to Larr Pullo
This duo along with Gabriel could do some damage to England top and middle order, at Kensington Oval.
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In reply to TheTrail
I would not call Kirk Edwards stats very good. But yes it's better than Ambris
In reply to TheTrail
Keemo Paul is one of the most promising players but Keemo is not a test match bowler. Anyone can get wickets playing windwards. Yes Keemo can bowl in New Zealand and when we tour England in April. Keemo will play ODI when Russell is unavailable
In reply to silver
You are telling me that you would argue Ambris' stats against Kirk Edwards?
Ambris doesn't have a century in a test match far less a fifty
and you are telling me that Kirk's stats are not very good?
I grant you that he hasn't played that many tests to compare his stats...all I am saying for this argument, doh go there.
I still have Ambris in my eleven for the first test.
In reply to silver
In reply to Dukes
I saw Bramble standing up to the stumps for Keemo. You can't play Holder and Keemo in the same team in these conditions. We have a dibbly dubbly in Holder already. If you're worried about batting then we have no business playing test cricket
In reply to silver
I asked you two questions and you answered neither.
In reply to silver
In reply to silver
Ih ave never known of an England batsman who is prficient at playing wrist spin. For that reason Iwould inlclude Bishoo in starting X1 for the 1st test.
In reply to TheTrail
Ambris has only played 6 test matches to Kirk's 17 tests. So I believe the comparison is very premature rendering it unfair.
In reply to silver
Agreed. Keemo is competing for Holder's slot. I would go with Roach/Aljo/Gabriel/Holder and Cornwall.
In reply to voiceofreason
I explained that to 'Hear Silver'!
In reply to Toney
Not just wrist spin they don't play any spin. They play their cricket on seamer friendly tracks
In reply to silver
1.) K Brathwaite
2.) D Bravo
3.) S Hope
4.) S Dowrich
5.) S Hetmyer
6.) R Chase
7.) J Holder
8.) K Roach
9.) D Bishoo
10) A Joseph
11) S Gabriel
In reply to Larr Pullo
Good Team but I would give TAGENARINE CHANDERPAUL a chance.
In reply to silver
Reserves: John Campbell & Kemo Paul.
In reply to voiceofreason
In reply to Brundog
He scores slower than Braithwaite. Are you trying to kill test cricket all together?
In reply to silver
In reply to Kay
In reply to Kay
I understand the thinking of learning to draw games before you win. However, consider the WI could still get bowled out for 250, and Tage would be about 25 not out!
In reply to Larr Pullo
England would just open the bowling with Ali and Rasheed and hey presto,Devon's back in the shed in no time.
In reply to Larr Pullo
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Steve Smith "We Don't Pay You to Play, We Pay You to Win"
You are clearly from a bygone era if you think CWI spent massive amounts of money on tours, is seriously in debt and is having to contend with playing minnow nations, in the mere hope of "learning to draw games". This is elite sports where stakes are high and cricket at this highest level, is a business. It is not a college girls soccer tournament.
In reply to Judgement
Smith Reveals Win-At-Any-Cost Culture
In reply to Judgement
Dude!! To play winning cricket you have to learn how to get yourself in position not to lose the game. You don't just go from losing with regularity to winning just so. Winning requires the critical element of taking 20 wickets which means you have to have bowlers capable of doing that. To do that the bowlers have to know how to bowl in partnership and apply and maintain pressure. Now ask yourself, do we have such bowlers at our disposal?
Once you have the bowlers in place, then you have to have batsmen capable of setting and chasing targets, or if the team gets into trouble, capable of batting for time. Ask yourself, do we have such batsmen at our disposal?
Just a little cricket 101 for you.
I would give Hemraj another season, he just scored his first century. Besides Devon the most consistent opener has been John Campbell. John just needs to start converting his starts into big scores. He scores 50's with his eyes closed but gets out shortly after. I would say he would be the next opener who deserves a shot. And with all the A team experience I'm pretty sure he will be next in line.
Devon Smith is the Mark Ramprakash of Wondies cricket...... FC bully and a perennial & colossal failure at the international level.....
In reply to RemainsUnknown … and who are the others that fail at both levels, like?
However, if Devon was stuck with as with some of those shyting on their boots, I and Larr , feel our boy would come good. Show him that you truly believe in him and watch the difference.
In reply to natty_forever
Do you realize that the late, great Sir Clyde Walcott played 74 Innings in test cricket and Devon Smith played 76!!!!!!!
To say that he needs more chances to establish himself is ludicrous.
In reply to Dukes
I am the MB comic relief.
However, did Sir Walcott play those in 3 parts? And Sir Walcott failed in his first test, Devon didn't, yet was discarded unceremoniously. The man was a shattered force since.
Tage is not ready yet.
He needs this year and at least 1 more year
by 25 he will be fine
his defense is in good order generally...that's good
In reply to natty_forever
In reply to RemainsUnknown
nothing a good sports psychologist and a long run caan fix .
In reply to natty_forever
yep... 16 years and counting....... it takes quite a LONG time to fix a FAILURE........ probably.... most likely, NEVER........
In reply to RemainsUnknown
What is the definition of insanity?
Devon Smiths test selection
In reply to natty_forever
It was Garfield Sobers who said:
In reply to Ewart
Let Tage play A team cricket first.
In reply to Ewart
Endorsed 100%
In reply to Kay I guess that has passed.
In reply to Ewart
Poke the shine off the new ball let Hety come later and beat it like a bucktop
I guess JBlackwood gwine hold hood!? There's no place for him at all? Btw, where is he?
In reply to Ewart
In reply to Larr Pullo
In reply to anadayardi
Pudgy has scored 1 ton ,. it was last week , now he should open the batting, next
In reply to imusic
How did the most successful opening batsman of this generation do it? That's Alistair Cook in case you're wondering.
In reply to tc1
I'm assuming Pudgy is Hemraj? If so, yes, I'm aware that he scored a ton last week. BUT that's my point, that ton was his first 1st class ton. Let him be more consistent. I was actually happy for him. I was surprised he was selected to go to India and Bangladesh where he looked out of depth. But you can see that the international experience is paying off.
Let him develop some more before throwing him to test cricket.
And I honestly think Campbell is ahead of him as the next opener. I believe he is the next opener in line for a selection, he is consistent, just need to convert those 50s to 100s.
In reply to imusic
You are right, of course. But that ONLY works when you have a solid batting team.
All the teams you mentioned (plus India) have/had solid batting teams.
We don't.
And so we have to crawl our way back, courtesy of men like Paint and Tage, and work ourselves back to the level of Haynes and Greenwich.
And remember... They have not been replaced.
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In reply to Ewart
Neither paint nor tage can bat. PERIOD