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Glory days of WI dominance in test cricket are dun

 
DukeStreet 2023-03-12 16:26:19 

This much is evident after so many years of frustration. Gone are the glory days when WI dominated test cricket. From Sobers to Lara to Shiv....you might as well just watch tapes and study results charts from way back in the day.

Face it, people, there is absolutely no hope we will ever return to an iota of success as we had back then. There was never any succession planning in place nor did we ever hold the selectors and management to higher standards.

It's that simple.

We just need to accept the talent we have on and off the field and just hope we don't grossly embarrass ourselves in future matches. cool

 
Overthrow 2023-03-12 17:05:07 

In reply to DukeStreet

With the raw talent WI has ample opportunity for move forward and be very competitive. The bowling is good, with no support from the batting, it is a struggle for the bowlers to create opportunities when the suspect batting forces containment rather than aggressive tactics. Groom young players with the talent and offer opportunities. I am not ready to bury our cricket just yet.

 
camos 2023-03-12 17:18:22 

The cricket is on life support and can't be revived under the current management structure.

 
DukeStreet 2023-03-12 17:36:01 

In reply to Overthrow

With the raw talent WI has ample opportunity for move forward and be very competitive. The bowling is good, with no support from the batting, it is a struggle for the bowlers to create opportunities when the suspect batting forces containment rather than aggressive tactics. Groom young players with the talent and offer opportunities. I am not ready to bury our cricket just yet.

I stopped watching test cricket after Shiv retired...I come back here and I've been analyzing where we are now vs several years ago and we have not moved one inch forward. Where is this "ample opportunity to move forward" you're talking about?

 
hotarobin 2023-03-12 19:03:45 

In reply to DukeStreet

West Indies cricket has been on a path of regression for many many years. As painful as it sounds, the harsh reality is that there is absolutely NOTHING good, no positive spark, nothing to look forward to with regards to West Indies cricket. As you said, the chapter of our glory days is dun! They will not return, certainly not in our life time..

 
problemjay 2023-03-13 01:49:38 

allyuh just realize theglory days done? lol

Iz only CPL like it cricket the Caribbean wah see right now

 
problemjay 2023-03-13 01:50:50 

If I can only turn back the hands of time to see this man bat again Link Text

#GloryDays

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imusic 2023-03-13 02:32:46 

In reply to problemjay

Iz only CPL like it cricket the Caribbean wah see right now

Not exactly true.

The good people of Dominica still turn out in their numbers to see test cricket whenever it is scheduled there.

Guyanese will only turn out if Guyanese playing

Whenever England plays in Barbados, Kensington Oval is filled to capacity…….with English fans

 
problemjay 2023-03-13 02:41:05 

Test cricket (especially concerning West Indies) is DEAD in the Caribbean

The average man not following it, dont care about it, dont know what is going on

 
Jumpstart 2023-03-13 05:55:45 

In reply to problemjay

True. But the decline in skills of our players is truly alarming. Pakistan still produces wristy batsmen and frighteningly fast pace bowlers. SL still produces technically sound batsmen and mystery spinners. NZ still produces fast bowlers and batsmen. The WI is the only established cricketing nation where skills have regressed as far as they have

 
Dukes 2023-03-13 12:37:30 

In reply to imusic

Guyanese will only turn out if Guyanese playing


You need to be a bit more thoughtful sometimes.

Two things might occur simultaneously but that does not mean one is causative.

STATEMENT:Guyanese will only turn up when the West Indies team is exciting and/or competitive.

We can only say that iwhen we have the following situations

1.A WI team that is neither competitive nor exciting and contains Guyanese and few Guyanese turn up
2.A WI team that is either exciting and/or competitive but contains no Guyanese and many Guyanese turn up.

Therefore we can only say Guyanese only turn up when Guyanese playing if the following situations pertain

1.A WI team with Guyanese playing that is neither exciting nor competitive and many Guyanese turn up
2.A WI team that is exciting and/or competitive but has no Guyanese and few Guyanese turn up

lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

 
imusic 2023-03-13 14:33:45 

In reply to Dukes

STATEMENT:Guyanese will only turn up when the West Indies team is exciting and/or competitive

That goes without saying for all territories EXCEPT Dominica who show up no matter what.