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HEADLINE: Lloyd: Bangladesh pitches hold crucial lesson for young Windies bowlers

 
CaribbeanCricket.com 2021-01-11 13:00:56 

Legendary West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd, insists the current crop of players must learn to play in all conditions if the team is to eventually emerge from the doldrums of world cricket.

In the aftermath of the recent squad selection for the West Indies tour of Bangladesh, plenty of eyebrows were raised not only due to the absence of 12 first team players but following the non-selection of promising young fast bowler Chemar Holder for the Test cricket squad.

“These guys need to play in those countries where it’s not that helpful and you learn to bowl a better line and length,” Lloyd told the Mason and Guest radio show.

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dayne 2021-01-11 14:51:37 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Wise words from Lloyd, Harper and his crew are out of step with the times.

 
natty_forever 2021-01-11 20:09:32 

In reply to dayne

Mediocre player, mediocre selector!

 
natty_forever 2021-01-11 20:11:03 

In reply to dayne

Here wondering if he should pick our best fielders, his area of expertise, we then arrange the team from those selected. lol lol lol

 
imusic 2021-01-11 22:43:16 

In reply to natty_forever

Who are our best fielders?

Pollard declined selection
So too Holder, Allen, Pooran

Of the rest, who would be out better fielders?

 
natty_forever 2021-01-11 22:49:05 

In reply to imusic

Should I stick to those in the squad?
Shepard
Cottrell
Blackwood big grin
Chemar
Hetmyer

 
imusic 2021-01-11 23:38:18 

In reply to natty_forever

Cotterell yes

Hetmeyer yes....except he declined selection

Which Shepard? The one that has Covid and had to pull out of the tour?

The others are average at best.

 
natty_forever 2021-01-12 15:53:28 

In reply to imusic


Yes. That Shepherd. There is one more I am not recalling his name at the moment.

 
natty_forever 2021-01-12 15:54:21 

In reply to imusic

Devon Smith.

 
Raggs 2021-01-12 15:54:55 

it aint about results its about personal performances. this tour is based around that.

 
natty_forever 2021-01-12 15:57:08 

In reply to Raggs

Can only be.

 
natty_forever 2021-01-12 15:57:21 

In reply to imusic

Fletcher
Walsh