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Sincere question about John Campbell

 
solidrock 2020-07-17 17:50:13 

What do selectors see as the calibre in John as a batsman? Please advise me for those who have seen him bat a lot.

He seems to be walking wicket even when playing for Jamaica!
Please someone awaken me from my confusion about Campbell as a batsman.

 
InHindsight 2020-07-17 17:53:08 

In reply to solidrock

I have never been convinced about him but who are our other options

 
solidrock 2020-07-17 17:56:31 

Maybe, Mosley and Tage have been making some runs. DaSilva seems he will bat at any position to show the world how good he is!Campbell does not seem to know how to make more than "20 runs" often.
big grin

 
LBW375 2020-07-17 18:00:37 

In reply to solidrock

Tage.... shock

 
anthonyp 2020-07-17 18:02:35 

In reply to solidrock

One of the big bats.. sure he gonna come good in the second innings big grin

Honestly I expect more runs from Roach and the other bowlers than some of the big bats in the top 4-5 big grin

 
Drapsey 2020-07-17 18:06:24 

In reply to solidrock

Him not as lucky as AlJo. The Pommies reviewed JC's LBW appeal but not AlJo's.

 
powen001 2020-07-17 18:11:57 

In reply to solidrock

I actually like John.

He is coachable...and yes...still working things out.


I will keep him around...

My turn...

Who is gonna Open in his stead for you?

 
Pacy 2020-07-17 18:21:07 

I remember raymon reifer opening in FC cricket. Can he come in and give a bowling option too? I am sure reifer cannot be worse than Campbell.

If reifer can open and conwall replace one of the quicks we should have dece t bowling attack and deeper batting

 
Raggs 2020-07-17 18:26:45 

have you noticed John Campbell looks quite composed and easy on the eye when batting I for one can't understand how he gets out so cheaply frequently when looking so

 
anadayardi 2020-07-17 18:28:26 

In reply to Pacysounds like video game cricket...I'm sure you weren't serious. Reifer as an opener

shock

 
anthonyp 2020-07-17 18:46:03 

In reply to anadayardi

Ah think the man serious lol

Cornwall don't need to replace any of the fast bowlers.. WI should be playying 5 frontline bowlers from the inception. De sooner the selectors get that in their heads the better.

Plus on a side note I think it's unfair to drop Campbell and still keep Hope.. Hope averaging less that 20 for the past 3yrs now.

 
Yadi 2020-07-17 18:49:32 

In reply to solidrock

TANGERINE CHANDERPAUL for sure.

 
Oilah 2020-07-17 18:53:17 

I like Campbell and I hope he comes good. Sometimes a batsman just needs a bit of luck and one major innings to get his runs production at a reasonable and consistent level.

 
Cricket_101 2020-07-17 18:58:38 

In reply to solidrock
From a management perspective, I'd have rested Campbell, promote Hope and add Joshua to the starting roster.
He's probably not even fully recovered from his injury.

 
dayne 2020-07-17 19:03:36 

In reply to Yadi

That would be laughable, Tage is behind almost every other opener in the WI, for example these guy would get a game before him, Powell, Moseley, Solozano, Dasilva, Ambris, even though some of them are not openers. Tage is not even a decent F/C batsman.

 
Oilah 2020-07-17 19:10:19 

In reply to dayne

Imagine KB and Tage opening together...coma test not covid smile

 
InHindsight 2020-07-17 19:18:30 

Rage Chanderpaul's name does belong in this convos


In any case imagine two crabbies at the top for WI. That would be the day

redface

 
ray 2020-07-17 19:33:12 

In reply to InHindsight

Why?

 
velo 2020-07-17 20:16:59 

to much soft dismissals the man keep getting out to easy

 
natty_forever 2020-07-17 20:20:38 

In reply to Raggs

Here thinking the same thing.

 
natty_forever 2020-07-17 20:20:53 

In reply to velo

Seems is a Yaad thing.

 
natty_forever 2020-07-17 20:21:32 

In reply to InHindsight

Kill you waan kill iMusic

 
anadayardi 2020-07-17 21:10:57 

In reply to Cricket_101Hope is failing in test cricket and you want to promote him? Hope is living off those 2 hundreds that came in the same test. If we really love Hope that much that we don't want to drop him then move him down the order. We all would love to see him succeed but his white ball numbers don't carry over in test cricket.

 
Cricket_101 2020-07-18 01:14:06 

In reply to anadayardi
I’d promote him for this series. It’s only 3 matches if i recall. Campbell has an asterisk on head as a test player and should be benched; and adding injury to the equation makes a stronger case for Joshua to debut.

 
natty_forever 2020-07-18 03:25:49 

In reply to Cricket_101

How many cricketers at the FC level average in the 40s?

 
Scar 2020-07-18 03:34:11 

This experiment will be over soon

 
Cricket_101 2020-07-18 13:05:10 

In reply to natty_forever

Not a stats guru... But he seems to avg 30. What’s Tage avg. smile

 
CITYBOY 2020-07-18 13:17:09 

Hola...as long as Braithwaite continues to open batting for West Indies every partner he pairs with will fail...
Braithwaite is the issue...he does not instill confidence in his partner...
Braithwaite needs to be ignored if WI is to progress and give others a good look in.
Campbell unfortunately is paired with a lame duck..
If you standing at the other end and watch your partner Braithwaite batting ....one would think the bowling is always on top and drives fear into you..
Braithwaite is the problem
Adios
CB

 
dayne 2020-07-18 13:34:10 

Campbell appears to be someone who needs to put more thought in his game, that might come with more match experience, in the gone by days someone like him would have played a season in England to straighten his game out.

 
imusic 2020-07-18 14:21:15 

The best opener in West Indies cricket, bar none, is Evin Lewis

 
Cricket_101 2020-07-18 14:35:24 

In reply to Oilah

Imagine KB and Tage opening together...coma test not covid

They'll definitely test bowlers mental toughness big grin

 
BajShotta 2020-07-18 19:04:04 

Where is Brandon King, Keiran Powell and Chanderpaul Hemraj