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He is not anumber 3 batsman. He struggling against pace.

seems to get bowled off the inside edge quite often..

In reply to dale_staple

i said that a while back

my exact words 'for a bajan, it is a surprise he seems suspect to pace'


or something like that

#minnowbasher ?

In reply to dale_staple

Malinga at this stage of his career is no pace to talk about.

Shai is just afraid to get out and when this happens you usually don't put the bad ball away. See how he jumped on the free hit.

Yup, been playing airy fairy drives away from his body outside his off-stump. Been creeping into his game, but with such a brilliant coaching staff, one would think this would be noticed and worked on.

In reply to Courtesy
Hope is batting too early, after bending for 3oo balls or more.
He is yet to put his feet up in this series, after fielding first.

In reply to openning

Hope is not the first and will not be the last.
No excuses.

Hope is sometimes too tentative when batting and when you're in this mood you will make batting errors and can't put away the bad ball.

In reply to sunfish

I think that's three consecutive matches. Don't even think you can do it intentionally.

In reply to Courtesy
I would like to see him batting down the order, especially since he is not the Pride, Trident or CWI test or T20 keeper.

Hope should give up Keeping or opening , He cannot do both

In reply to openning

I have promoted Shai here. But he is beginning to play de ass. I don't support consistent failures at all. Three in a row tells me you are not learning and progressing.

In reply to dale_staple

With two other competent wicketkeepers in the team we should free up our best batsman from those duties especially when we field first.

Yes, Hope appears to be suffering from the fatigues of being so active throughout the opposition's innings.

In reply to pariaman

Thats what I am trying to say.
Before he can refresh after the inning's break, he is batting.
A good analyses is to compare his batting stats when CWI bats first or second.

In reply to openning

I say so too....why overwork one man...the best bats in the team

We have Ambris and Pooran. Maybe they should share the keeping duties among the 3 of them. I agree that he cannot do both especially over this kind of tournament.

In reply to openning

Hope cannot bat later down the order because he takes too long to get on with things and is not a naturally free scorer. If Hope is looked at as the best batsman in the team, then they need to keep him at #3 and find someone else to keep wickets.

In reply to VoopsandOut

Isn't Hetmyer a keeper too?