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I am not seeing as willow fixture ,, does anyone know where you can watch if you are in the US ?


Also ,, what changes do we see for the upcoming ODI and T20s with the Irish ?


Based on last Super50:

From our batsmen


Most runs
Player Ave SR 100 50 0
KOA Powell 58.22 81.74 2 2 0
DM Bravo 96.20 81.11 1 4 0
R Powell 58.85 160.93 2 2 0


From our bowlers

Player Wkts Ave Econ SR
S Berridge 23 18.52 4.95 22.4
AR Nurse 19 16.42 4.11 23.9
KJ Harding 18 16.66 5.02 19.8

ODI Squad to India

Kieron Pollard
Sunil Ambris
Roston Chase
Sheldon Cottrell
Shimron Hetmyer
Jason Holder
Shai Hope
Alzarri Joseph
Brandon King
Evin Lewis
Keemo Paul
Khary Pierre
Nicholas Pooran
Romario Shepherd
Hayden Walsh

Our batting for the most part clicked in the ODIs and there is reason to be optimistic about our future there , I am however concerned about our bowling, I would love to see Narine in the mix for both ODI and T20 , but is there anyone from the Super50 who can come in and add value from outside the squad ?

Bravo was asked to asked to make runs , he has come back with a little fire in his eye and for the most part done what was requested of himm, however looking at the batters in the squad , I don't think anyone has been proven a failure enough warrant a change.

drop Ambris from the 14

In reply to Str8_Drive


You will not see anything on willow until the day before the series start

In reply to silver

thanks , ok I will hold tight ( I am new to watching cricket on a legit site )

In reply to Barry

Ambris cannot get dropped just suh ,,, the man has not been given a proper run and has done well at every level before this.

I like Ambris because he is one of those busy players that we NEED ,, he does not smash the ball around but has a high stike rate through getting singles/twos and running hard. WI does not have many players like this.


We need to work on developing Ambris ( and or players generally ).

More to come from Abris I think !

Hope Harding gets in the mix

Keiron Pollard did well but he may have reached that Devon Smith designation...idk

In reply to Oilah

RE Keiron Powell, that sojourn into baseball hurt his development.

Hopefully he can excel in some A team tours and make a case for himself.

who is Sheeno Berridge I missed the super50 ?

I was hoping he was a young upcoming gun ,, but seems like he is almost 30 bowling military medium according to cricinfo.

sheeno should become the first player from st kitts to represent the WI

In reply to navindesigns

Tell us more about him please. As he’s a seam bowler, I’m interested to know:

How fast is he?
Does he swing the ball?
What’s his best attribute with the ball?
Is he skiddy a la Colin Stuart? Bouncy a la Joel Garner? Consistently accurate?

Thanks

Berridge is not fast....what he has is accuracy and discipline.

I think BOTH Harding and Berridge should be exposed vs Ireland or at least included in the squad .

Harding is a potential ODI opening bowler...Harding takes wickets at the top consistently.

Berridge is your potential ODI first change/middle over bowler also with the potential to open with an ODI express opening pacer and keep it quite at the other end.

Who yall dropping to play Harding and Berridge?

Berridge bowls medium pace and can't bat.. Don't see him playing ahead of Holder, Paul and Shepherd.. those guys could offer something with the bat

Only change to the squad should be somebody for Pierre.. maybe Fabian Allen

This would be my starting XI

1. Hope
2. King
3. Hety
4. Pooran
5. Chase
6. Pollard
7. Allen
8. Paul
9. Walsh jr
10. Alzarri
11. Cottrell

Don't see Chase at number 5 as a long term option too.. If it was up to me that spot de going to an aggressive batsman.. Sherfane Rutherford got de same potential as Hety and Pooran selectors should invest in him.. in couple years time he will be in demand around the world

In reply to analyst-kid

How many A team matches have two played?
I am hearing about Harding pace, can he bowl at the same pace, during his second and third spells?

In reply to openning

Im talking one day cricket here. Berridge and Harding just completed a Super 50 tournament. In Harding's case he has two back to back List A tournaments and one tour match vs the Indians.

WI desperately need one day bowling performers....currently their bowling present no horrors to top ODI teams.

All is well in calling new names but the guys who played in Afghanistan/India had some good performances and nothing really warrants dropping them at this time. Holder probably the only one that didn't have any real impact against India but Paul, Joseph, Cottrell all had at least one impactful game. Shepherd didn't play against India.

Pierre looked the weakest of the bowlers in the ODIs but still early in the man career and it's India, the king of spins.

However, someone will be left out as its highly unlikely that we'll have a caribbean tour with 15 guys travelling.

In reply to Barry

Drop Holder

In reply to anthonyp

Replace King with Ambris and you are on the right track.

In reply to Ragga007

King could open. Ambris should replace Chase. Pollard should be used as the 6th bowler.

In reply to anthonyp

Pretty good eleven. I am very concerned about King. He unquestionably has star talent but it is imperative that CWI urgently get him proper coaching to fix an obvious deficiency playing the ball on a good length on the off stump moving away. He is disturbingly vulnerable to that delivery. Seems predisposed to cut at the ball even ones close to the off stump. Shai is obviously in the process of fixing the very problem he had not so long ago, except he 'fished'. Constant reps and coaching. Thats all our boys need.They are talented.

We need some strike bowlers and Harding is a strike bowler. Chemar Holder has also been bowling well. Mckoy was impressive before his injury. I saw a guy bowling with Harding I believe he is Sinclair (not sure) and he looked just as fast as Harding. Do I have the right guy? The point is we need to find some wicket taking bowlers. The batsmen today and the wonderful batting conditions make it very hard to contain these guys when they get set.

In reply to Barry

for jen miles Ambris plays..pace back up ambris mek he mash stumps twice...pace brek he hand...

for jen miles a Bajan sits ( Chase, Holder maestro Shai) fi slide in Ambris or a tit

In reply to Oilah
Jermaine Levy bowled with Harding. He is quicker and looks a better prospect to me. However Harding got the wickets

In reply to Baje

Levy bowls too short and is not as quick as Harding. Harding consistently removed to order batsmen. Looks like he is working or on control and swing in the 50 overs format.

Whether four day cricket or List A Harding consistently removes top order batsmen. He is a genuine FC strike bowler...we would have to see. What happens at ODI or Test

In a long extensive Super50 Levy couldn’t avg sub 30 in List A cricket....I just thinks he needs to put in some work on his control. Levy is promising.

I was impressed at Harding’s consistency in maintaining line and length at 140ks....he even developed the slow ball in his arsenal. Chemar Holder has an inswinger at great pace which surprises and removes his opponents off stump....I always remember him bowling Chanderpaul like that in a four day match. Berridge is extreme accuracy and consistency but he must keep his composure when attacked.

In reply to analyst-kid

So who would you play if any against Ireland?

Our next se­ries is against Ire­land be­gin­ning on Jan­u­ary 7...

When is the team being named ...January 6th?

In reply to sgtdjones

In reply to Oilah. Despite the performances of Harding Berridge and Chemar Holder....u cannot disrespect the incumbents. Only Holder looked jaded yand ineffective against India....Joseph and Paul are youngsters on the rise. Shepherd I would bring in for Holder and let Joseph and Cottrell open the attack

ODI squad against Ireland

No changes.....same squad. Maybe adding Darren Bravo to the squad

If Lewis is injured, K Pow might be added as cover

T20 squad against Ireland

Maybe Rovman Powell for Ramdin would be the only change. Risky because there’s no cover for Pooran. We’re playing at home so not that much of a risk

If Lewis is injured, I would bring in Hemraj


If Andre Russell is fit and available for both formats, he comes into both teams. Same for Narine

In reply to imusic

I am all for continuity but I think against a weaker opponent in yuh back yard would be the perfect time to try out a new pacer

In reply to Oilah

Then why not Oshane Thomas?

The A team is where young players with potential usually get exposure and game time.

In reply to imusic

I wouldn't have a problem trying Oshane even though he was not impressive over the last 50 overs competition

To know our strength, check the reserves.

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In reply to Kurt

Thanks for that laugh, Kurt.

I really needed it.

I am still not seeing WI vs Ireland on Willow , can anyone comment ?

In reply to Str8_Drive

In reply to Hellraiser

yes thanks , I noticed it showed up shortly after I posted

Windiescricket says:

Cricket West Indies, through its regional and international broadcast partners have ensured that a global audience of close to 100 million will be able to capture the action on TV, radio, mobile and tablet. The home side will take on Ireland in the three-match Colonial Medical Insurance ODI Series and the three-match Sandals T20I Series. The TV commentary team will feature a contemporary line-up of former West Indies cricketers including Ian Bishop, Daren Sammy, Darren Ganga and Samuel Badree, supported by former Irish batsman-wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien.

Viewers in the Caribbean can tune into Flow Sports, the regional Caribbean cable network

In North America, Willow TV will be airing the matches with full distribution also via Dish TV.

In the Indian sub-continent, fans will be able to watch on FanCode

Sky Sports will provide coverage in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.

In the southern hemisphere, fans in Sub-Saharan Africa can tune into SuperSport

Fox Sports and Sky New Zealand showing the full Series in Australia and New Zealand respectively.

For all other countries, the West Indies YouTube channel will be providing live ball-by-ball coverage.

Jeez. Sobers turn magga magga!

Ireland won the toss and decided to bat.

Sammy with a mike, doing the pitch report with Ganga. Sammy stuttering a bit.

Cotterel being interviewed. The man smiling like a millionaire!!!

Low tide will have a say in this match for the team batting last. Watch the proceedings.

Umpire Joel Wilson??

Chase, Walsh, King, Lewis playing.

Cotterel to bowl. Starts with a 121k low full toss just outside. Punched into the covers for 2. 5th ball takes off from short of length of off. Almost takes the shoulder.

4-0 in 1 over.

Keemo to bowl. Starts at 131k. 2nd ball moves away and edged thru between the slips for 4! Wide down leg. Up to 136k.

10-0 in 2 overs.

Cotterel again. Short ball to Delaney pulled nicely to mid wicket for 4!

14-0 in 3 overs. Delaney looking a bit nervous.

Keemo again. No ball called by 3rd umpire. One run. Cotterel fields brilliantly on the boundary. Pooran misfields on the 3rd man boundary and gives away a boundary!

22-0 in 4 overs.

Cotterel again. Shortish outside off, cut beautifully thru point for 4!

This looks like a no-salute day.

In reply to Drapsey

Keemo again. Looking fully fit, for a change. Maiden.

26-0 in 6 overs.

Alzari to bowl.

No ball called by 3rd ump again. Keemo to go back and finish his over! Wow!

2 off the free hit.

30-0 in 6 overs.

Joseph now. Pulled away to square leg for 4! 131k.

Short on off and pulled hard by Stirling, but straight to Pollard at short mid wicket, who takes the catch smartly. Alzari not emotional about it!

34-1 in 6.3 overs.

Andrew Balbirne in.

35-1 in 7 overs.

Paul again. Full on off and driven beautifully thru the covers for 4 by Balbirne! Short on leg and guided to wide fine leg for 4 more!

43-1 in 8 overs. Keemo 4-0-26-0. Relatively expensive.

Alzari again. 144k! Shortish on leg. Pulled high by Balbirne over square leg for SIX!!! Not quite in control. A similar ball to the one that got Stirling.

51-1 in 9 overs.

IRE 51/1 (9.0) CRR: 5.67

Andy Balbirnie 16(12)
Gareth Delany 16(23)

Alzarri Joseph 2-0-13-1

Chase to bowl. Balbirne stumped off Chase's 1st ball! No, caught behind! Flighted nicely just outside off and went thru straight.

51-2 in 9.1 overs.

William Porterfield in.

.... Wilson

I don't think that was a stumping. He was caught behind.

His foot was still in the crease.

52-2 in 10 overs. Chase 1-0-1-1

Joseph again. 143k.

4 real good overs from Joseph and Chase.

...and Chase continues with another.

There you go, pressure.

Good for you Joseph

Kevin O Brien, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.3
Alzarri Joseph to Gareth Delany, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Alzarri Joseph strikes for the second time and Ireland lose their third. It was on a back of a length, Alzarri Joseph gets it to skid off the deck. Gareth Delany was late on the shot. He gets an under edge and it carries to Shai Hope who grabs a good diving catch.

Gareth Delany c Shai Hope b Alzarri Joseph 19(39) [4s-3]

IRE 62/3

IRE 64/3 (15.0) CRR: 4.27

Porterfield 8(18 )
Kevin O Brien 1(1)

Alzarri Joseph 5-0-20-2

Alzarri Joseph to Kevin O Brien, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

Wow, what a spell!

Had to go deal with Black's dotishness in the Back Room.

Missed all the Alzari action!

Gawn !!!!!!!!

Cotty strikes

20.2
Cottrell to Porterfield, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Edged and gone! And the trademark Cottrell salute is out! It was short and wide, Porterfield throws his hands at it. It bounces extra, Porterfield fails to handle that. It comes off the edge and Shai Hope grabs it easily behind the stumps.

Porterfield c Shai Hope b Cottrell 15(31) [4s-1]

Salute, Sir!!!!

This looking like it won't go the distance.

Ahhhhhh, the salute. Finally!

IRE 82/5 (21.1) CRR: 3.87

Lorcan Tucker 5(14)
Simi Singh 1(3)

Cottrell 4-0-14-1

Gawn agains Souljah bai

22.5
Cottrell to Simi Singh, out Caught by Shai Hope!! What a horrible way to be dismissed.

Simi Singh c Shai Hope b Cottrell 5(10)

Three overs apiece left for Joseph and Cotterel. Should be enough to wrap this up.

IRE 97/6 (24.0) CRR: 4.04

Lorcan Tucker 10(24)
Mark Adair 4(1)

Hayden Walsh 1-0-3-0

Seems they won't bat 40 overs.

In reply to Discourse

Darren Sammy: "You have to put your balls in an area where they can create pressure."

In reply to Drapsey

Got to be very careful here! Tho these two are in a class of there own, insurmountable.

In reply to Courtesy

In reply to Courtesy

Brilliant

In reply to Tryangle

I was hoping that he would have elaborated...something along the lines of "balls skidding."

31.6
Roston Chase to Mark Adair, SIX, to long-on

Nice googly sah.

Some fight from Ireland.

IRE 135/6 (34.0) CRR: 3.97

Lorcan Tucker 27(58 )
Mark Adair 23(27)

Roston Chase 10-0-35-1

In reply to Courtesy

Partnership: 51(69)

Why does Alzarri Joseph feel he has to bowl three short balls every over? Good batsmen will murder him.

Dropped by Pouty....pops out as he hits the ground

IRE 142/6 (35.0) CRR: 4.06

Mark Adair 29(32)
Lorcan Tucker 28(59)

Alzarri Joseph 8-0-31-3

35.2
Hayden Walsh to Mark Adair, out Stumped!! Gone! That was tossed up, turned away, Mark Adair danced out and missed the line of the ball to be stumped. The square leg ump had an easy decision to make.

Mark Adair st Shai Hope b Hayden Walsh 29(34) [4s-2 6s-1]

Al JO strikes !!!!
38.3
Alzarri Joseph to Lorcan Tucker, out Caught by Hayden Walsh!! Fourth of the afternoon for Joseph and he's deserved it. This is quick and also bounces a bit extra, too hot to handle for Tucker who tries to fend at it but only manages to spoon a dolly to backward point. Joseph has been on fire from the outset today and he's needed a performance like this.

Lorcan Tucker c Hayden Walsh b Alzarri Joseph 31(6 [4s-2]

38.5
Alzarri Joseph to McCarthy, no run, erratic decision from the umpire! This was pacy and very full, rapped McCarthy on the pads and the umpire very reluctantly gave it out LBW. McCarthy instantly went for the review and replays showed why, he got a massive inside edge onto the pad

Gawn !!!!
39.2
Hayden Walsh to Andy McBrine, out Caught by Keemo Paul!!

Andy McBrine c Keemo Paul b Hayden Walsh 4(12)

Knee high full tosses taking wickets. Spare a thought for Bishoo.

In reply to Narper

Nine down

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Rich boy Cottrell tun runs-truck all of a sudden.

IRE 161/9 (41.0) CRR: 3.93

In reply to Courtesy

Partnership: 18(16)

IRE 171/9 (44.0) CRR: 3.89

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Partnership: 25(33)

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45.1
Cottrell to McCarthy, FOUR, smashed away! Short but not high enough and McCarthy climbs into the pull, dispatching it behind square leg with aplomb

Partnership: 29(35)

IRE 180/9 (46.0) CRR: 3.91

Partnership: 30(40)

All out 180

Keemo strikes

46.1
Keemo Paul to McCarthy, out Caught by Brandon King!! Paul wraps things up. This was on a good length and McCarthy couldn't hold himself back from the slog.

McCarthy c Brandon King b Keemo Paul 13(15) [4s-2]

PHEW - Keemo ct Brandon

180

Cottrell 9 1 39 2
Paul 7.1 0 34 1
Joseph 10 1 32 4
Chase 10 0 35 1
Walsh 10 0 30 2

Alzarri look so relax.
Continue to put the work in youngster

Shai Hope will be looking to bat through the 50 overs here... A solid 30 not out

In reply to Drapsey

In reply to davidcameron

Dastardly Dave, Shai Hope was the 3rd highest ODI scoring batsmen in the world in 2019. Hug that up

WI 26/0 (5.0) CRR: 5.2 REQ: 3.44
West Indies need 155 runs

Lewis 11(17)
Shai Hope 13(13)

hope gawn fr 13
5.5
McCarthy to Shai Hope, out Caught by Porterfield!! In the airrr and brillinatly taken.

Shai Hope c Porterfield b McCarthy 13(14) [4s-2]

WI 29/1 (6.0) CRR: 4.83 REQ: 3.45
West Indies need 152 runs

Lewis 14(22)
Brandon King 0(0

Whappen, King auditioning for a test spot?

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8.4
Mark Adair to Lewis, SIX, to deep square leg
8.3
Mark Adair to Lewis, FOUR, Lewis was ready for that short ball, he stays back and clubs it wide of deep square leg for a boundary

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8.6
Mark Adair to Lewis, SIX, wow! That has been

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9.3
McCarthy to Lewis, FOUR, too short from McCarthy, Lewis is fully aware of the pace and bounce of this deck now. He gets himself into a good position and hooks it over short fine for a boundary

9.6
McCarthy to Lewis, FOUR, to sweeper cover,

WI 62/1 (10.0) CRR: 6.2 REQ: 2.98
West Indies need 119 runs

Lewis 44(37)
Brandon King 1(9

11 Overs WI 65/1 Lewis 44*(39)

King 5* (14)

Fifty for Evin Lewis

Nice fifty bro, keep on batting

Run Rate 2.74, relax guys and bring this home.

Never understood simi singh role in this Irish team

King chips Singh to fine leg trying to sweep WI 98/2

20 Overs WI 111/2

hety gawn

Simi Singh to Hetmyer, out Caught by Lorcan Tucker!! He's thrown it away, Hetmyer. He was always going to play his shots but could he have taken his time just a wee bit? Perhaps. Anyways, that's another wicket for Ireland. Was thrown up nicely by Singh, inviting a big shot and Hetmyer went for a wild slog sweep, only to get a big top edge that went straight up. Tucker called for the skier and raced forward quite a bit to settle under it

Hetmyer c Lorcan Tucker b Simi Singh 8( [4s-2]

ah hem

Ok boy Hety

LHM

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21.4
Andy McBrine to Pooran, SIX, this has hit the roof and come back into the ground! Blistering hit from Pooran who saw the flight and just smoked this through the line

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21.5
Andy McBrine to Pooran, FOUR, blasted past the bowler like a rocket! For a microsecond, McBrine might have thought he had a chance for a return catch but that was fancy thinking. Fired this fuller, Pooran just cleared his front leg and clobbered it hard straight back. Raced away to the fence in no time

Pooran...Class is class..

nuff said.

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21.6
Andy McBrine to Pooran, FOUR, square of the wicket

Damn that ball hit the top of the 3Ws.

WI 128/3

Last three balls

Mc Bine to Nicky Poo 6!!

Mc Brine to Ninky Poo 4!!

Mn Brine to Nicky Poo 4!!

In reply to Narper

Willow Tv is about five minutes late with the play by play.

poo gawn

23.1
Andy McBrine to Pooran, out Caught by Simi Singh!! Ireland are chipping away at the wickets. Is there a twist in the tale? Quite a bit to go before we can say that. Another WI batsman playing loose and getting himself out. This was a long hop, asking to be hit but Pooran's cut was aerial and straight to backward point. End of a promising cameo.

Pooran c Simi Singh b Andy McBrine 17(12) [4s-2 6s-1]

shucks...

control, you must learn control...Yoda to a talented Luke Skywalker.

Come on Ireland you can win this.

24.1
Simi Singh to Lewis, FOUR, launched! Lewis has been subdued for a while but with Hetmyer and Pooran gone, he decides to get himself back into the attacking zone. This was too full from Singh and Lewis lofted it over mid-off

Guys, an ideal opportunity for you'll to occupy the crease. Get some playing time.

To late for that tho.

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25.2
Andy McBrine to Lewis, FOUR, Lewis finds the gap this time! Fuller this time, too full and Lewis ensured that the drive was placed wide of the extra cover fielder. Struck well and sweeper was much squarer, so he had no chance

WI 144/4 (26.0) CRR: 5.54 REQ: 1.54
West Indies need 37 runs

Roston Chase 3(6)
Lewis 76(76

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26.3
Simi Singh to Lewis, FOUR, swept hard

IRE 180 (46.1)
WI 156/4 (28.0) CRR: 5.57 REQ: 1.14
West Indies need 25 runs

Roston Chase 6(10)
Lewis 85(84)

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28.2
Simi Singh to Roston Chase, FOUR, beautiful shot! Was tossed up nicely on middle and leg, quite full and Chase wristed this sweetly. bisecting mid-on and mid-wicket precisely. Stylish shot but the placement was the key

Into the 90s, good for you bro.

13 runs to go.

4 dot balls in a row.

Looks like Lewis doesn't want the ton.

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31.4
McCarthy to Roston Chase, FOUR, fab shot! Overpitched from McCarthy and Chase leans into an exquisite cover drive

Lol,..cháse

gawn !!!!!!!!!!1111 chase gawn
32.5
Rankin to Roston Chase, out Caught by Lorcan Tucker!! Steepler from Rankin and it sends Chase packing.

Roston Chase c Lorcan Tucker b Rankin 19(26) [4s-2]

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33.2
McCarthy to Lewis, FOUR, almost a six! almost! But it's just on the bounce as it crashes into the fence and Lewis is on his knees in minimal despair. I say minimal because WI have romped home by five wickets! Was in the slot for the big shot and Lewis went over extra cover with the lot. Nearly went all the way. Never mind, still is a fab knock from the opener

IRE 180 (46.1)
WI 184/5 (33.2) CRR: 5.52

West Indies won by 5 wkts

Evin Lewis *99 (99) 13x4 2x6