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Pollard's Frenism

 
InHindsight 2021-08-01 09:31:57 

Very questionable:

He picks his hommies and friend Gayle without merit

He destroys the confidence of others - Fletcher - and picks when out of form to shoe them off

He is pigeonholing WI cricket with the "This is how we play" philosophy. The manta with this guy is hit more sixes than your opponent because we are West Indians.

Note: for good measure he take of rotation of strike. With who, Chris Gayle?


Even at this stage in his career the guy making excuses for losses based on pitch conditions

 
CricSham 2021-08-01 10:27:58 

In reply to InHindsight
Does he make selection decisions alone? Just asking.

 
Barry 2021-08-01 11:21:05 

[qe]In reply to InHindsight


He is pigeonholing WI cricket with the "This is how we play" philosophy. The manta with this guy is hit more sixes than your opponent because we are West Indians.
lol lol lol lol cool lol lol cool lol lol
When did he “make” this philosophy…he is therefore a world thinker, no? A Stalin, Trump, a Putin… please read for me his great sayings… razz

 
Halliwell 2021-08-01 11:24:27 

In reply to InHindsight

His ‘hommies’ are Russell, Gayle, Allen, Walsh and Holder and Shep?

The Sabbath is a rest day sah; you working overtime lol

 
Barry 2021-08-01 11:25:22 

In reply to InHindsight


He destroys the confidence of others - Fletcher - and picks when out of form to shoe them off


Fletcher’s confidence is so fragile? surprised

 
Halliwell 2021-08-01 11:26:01 

In reply to Barry


Maybe polly needs to check with Fletch when he is IN form
You pick him and he fails so is pollard fault lol
lol

 
Raggs 2021-08-01 11:59:29 

dem seh Pollard have street smarts so..

 
Courtesy 2021-08-01 12:51:19 

In reply to InHindsight

The answer lies in answering this question: At this point in time, would Johnson Charlesor or any other vooper make a greater contribution than Gayle if that vooper opens the batting and is given the green light to just blaze away?

Gayle's current role is analogous to an old canon getting hot before it fires and does not help any T20 side. It's a total waste of resources and puts pressure on the lower order batsmen to take more unnecessary risks.

I think you are on to something here mate.

Any other vooper who can go at it very early and would give you more effort in the field will be a better alternative.

Gayle should open and voop. There is no other role that he can play which will benefit the side.

Gayle if he is a team and role player should demand that he opens and voop or ship out on his own volition.

The current role that Gayle plays is not strategic and is testimony to the weaknesses and headlessness of the brains trust.

 
timeless99 2021-08-01 13:04:44 

Why so much hate for pollard he took us at our lowest point in t20 cricket and things are looking up what you expect we would turn up all of a sudden and be un beatable

 
rillo 2021-08-01 13:05:22 

In reply to InHindsight

Gayle would be a better asset in the dressing room than on the field. The CWI board needs to address the imbalance on the team.
We have this bizarre philosophy of picking different players for different formats and it is clearly not working.
Alzarri, Blackwood, Myers, McCoy, Powell should be on the ODI and T20 squad.
Why play and chop the guys. It is not Pollard's fault. He has no say in picking the team. It has been the mantra of WI selections for the selectors and coach to GIVE you a team.
What you critiques should be harping on is the curators. They are fixing pitches for the opposition.
That pitch yesterday was tailor made for Pakistan. They play on that type of pitch everyday.
Pollard may not have said it but it is ridiculous the pitches they are given on their home turf.

 
rillo 2021-08-01 13:07:11 

In reply to timeless99

Even if Pollard leads us to the world cup some here would blame him for something.
Yesterday was farming the strike. They missed his mid pitch talk to Pooran after Pooran was 1 run in 6 balls. After that lil chat Pooran opened up.
But they need something to talk about.

 
Courtesy 2021-08-01 13:10:09 

In reply to InHindsight

Bro, you have given some flag wavers something to harp about to go off tangent, rather than concentate on the focus of the thread.

May I suggest that you change the title to frenism?

 
InHindsight 2021-08-01 17:01:45 

In reply to Courtesy


You are on point. I will
lol

 
camos 2021-08-01 17:45:56 

In reply to InHindsight

has Gayle underperformed Fletcher in the last 3 months, I don't think so?

 
InHindsight 2021-08-02 10:52:22 

In reply to camos

Ummmmmm