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Nice!

Very Nice!

In reply to natty_forever
word of caution... the fastest bowler out of the west indies is one Patrick Patterson and he is not considered a great and not even mentioned in the same breath as

holding, ambrose, marshall, garner, hall and bishop...pace only takes you so far....

In reply to Bigzinc

Damn son, you don't like Tuesdays no?

In reply to Bigzinc I know, ala Darren Powell. However, watching the young man, I see something in this young man, I haven't seen in awhile.

The future:
AlJO
KPaul
OThomas

Not looking so bad is it?!

In reply to Bigzinc

Ok, ok! I got carried away with the popular cliche.

But, but, he is good, very very good. Only bad minded people out to cut him down. Bad, bad, very bad people.
He has many unplayable balls.

I don't know what is great but I see a very very promising lad here. Not just now. He is not just a 4 over bowler either, as dismissed by some "authorities" here.

Yes, he is raw and an unfinished product but he gat de goods from the little I know.

In reply to goofballs

not cutting anyone down, just tempering expectations.. Glen McGrath was one the slowest fast bowlers. .Its in the head...smarts

one Macco was a keen student of the game and can work out a batsman after a few deliveries...

In reply to natty_forever

thomas is smarter than darren powell ad patterson was just indisciplined......could have been one of the greats....but you need pace.

In reply to Jumpstart … my 4 year old is smarter than Darren.

In reply to natty_forever

mean man....behave yourself. I remember's powell's last test at QPO. as unforced an error as there has ever been. West indies were beating england, he had played a starring role with fidel edwards in drawing the antigua tst at the ARG and then you go and disrespect gayle....hommie was looking for it

In reply to Jumpstart … I cuss him his whole career. When you have the goods, but fail to produce, a going cuss you.

In reply to natty_forever

You guys need to go easy on Darren.

Someone as well spoken as he just cannot be characterized as dumb.

In other islands such well spoken players are made captain.

In reply to Drapsey

In reply to Drapsey

Hoss.....franklyn rose was well spoken and talented......and made DUMB decisions. we don't mean powell was intellectually challenged......he just made o host of DUMB decisions for someone with so much talent

In reply to natty_forever

dude.......i remember the first spell that made me seriously look at powell. 2005, vs SA at Bourda on an absolute belter of a pitch.....after hinds and tiger had both made double tons......powell came in and bowled one of the most ferocious spells i have ever seen. Smith, de villears and kallis dismissed in no time. what an enormous waste of talent. he bowled kallis and that guy had one of the best defenses in cricket

In reply to Jumpstart

I was at that game. Powell was in the zone that day.

In reply to deanjones

Telling yuh. And it was express bowling on a dead pitch.......and you hadda be bowing reel quick to scare the safers on a dead wicket

In reply to Bigzinc

Apart from Cotterrell and Gabriel, he is one of the best we have now, so embrace and support the young WI pacer.

Darren's issue was the same with most Jamaican sportsmen, they're not as good as they believe they are, so lack discipline.

They don't feel they have to work as hard, and I blame the school system for that, seen many star athletes given a pass, especially in team sports, they don't have to train as often or as hard if they're seen as more talented, in my time at least, I don't know if that's changed

cannot recall Powell bowling particularly quick... must have missed that brief spell. I remember Collymore did pre back operation against the aussies. He looked a genuine fast prospect.

In reply to Slipfeeler

Your head need fixing.

In reply to DIEHARD

My understanding of Darren Powell the cricketer is that he was a batsman who could also bowl fast (real fast as per a recalled Tony Becca article). When his batsmanship didn't develop to first class level (/standards), the authorities got him to focus on his bowling so as to take advantage of the raw speed.

That effort got his bowling developed to first class and eventually to test standards. Even our great Andy Roberts became a proponent.

Watching/following his test career, although there is no supporting documentation, Powell was the most unlucky of bowlers in that he suffered greatly from dropped catches and/or misfielding thereby leaving him with some unflattering statistics.

In my opinion, Powell was an overachiever and should receive accolades even if for his efforts.

In reply to Drapsey

.well said!

In reply to TheTrail

In reply to Drapsey

Isn't Powell the same fellow who lost his FC contract in South Africa, for refusing to take ice baths after training?

Lack of discipline and unwillingness to do whatever it takes to improve

In reply to DIEHARD

Maybe I forgot about that 'incident', or just wasn't aware.

Howvever, I could understand a Yardie refusing the ice-bath, dismissing it as unnatural. Maybe, just maybe, they would try it once.

In reply to Drapsey

He actually said he'd tried it, saw the benefits of it.

But refused to do it each time he was required to do

Powell bowled a too short a length. Good for one dayers but not good ebough for test cricket. He did had a few spells wjen he actually pitched the ball up (Windies vs Austealia Sabina) and sometime when he bowled really fast (Windies vs New Zealand in New Zealand).
He had a beautiful leg cutter, but his length was too short.

In reply to Drapsey dumb cricketer.

Check the Pakis for pace mates,one ah dem hit 91 mph,the others regular 88 and 89.