Sammy is a joke

In reply to cricketmad


Trying to find a rational reason for Fletch’s inclusion

We know that Pooran came into the series not at 100% due to illness

We also know that Shai Hope isn’t in the squad due to going to Big Bash

Perhaps Fletch was chosen as a “logical” replacement for Pooran behind the stumps.

Despite his advancing years, Fletch is seen as a T20 specialist these days. He has a lot of experience in the format and regularly plays on the T20 franchise circuit.

If the idea was to find someone to sub for Pooran behind the stumps, and Hope wasn’t available, who else would be a viable candidate?

Not Josh DaSilva
Not Tevin Imlach
Jangoo? Who hardly plays t20 cricket but does have form?
Johnson Charles who has previously performed the role?
Who else we have?


I don’t know if that was the thinking behind the decision, but from that perspective, I get why Fletch was selected.

In reply to PalsofMine



Why are we blaming Sammy? He is now the sole selector and head coach, so who else is there to hold accountable? What was the reasoning behind selecting Charles and Fletcher? Coaches involved in the regional system for more than ten years should be thanked for their service.
Starting with Springer at the BCA and all his cohorts.
These guys are lifers

In reply to Logic

He had Carty and Greaves ( even Jangoo) and an opportunity to build a squad for the WI with reserves behind Hope and Rutherford. Going back to Charles and Fletcher was retrograde and demoralizing.

Where is Mayers? Howcum he can't make this squad? When I see McCoy I tell myself Mayers can bowl the same four overs and bring more to the lower order batting....even the Trinidadian Hinds brings more to the table than McCoy

I am trying to figure out how did Scammy got promoted? We not going are not going anywhere with this fool. NTM, the grifters at the top.

it is the end of the year and end of a series. I cant disagree that Sammy, as selector, bears some of the blame but to me, it is the system by which we rely on glorified club cricketers because we have not been allowed to have our own domestic T20 league to develop players that also bears some of the blame. We need to see the back of Charles and Fletcher and Russell for sure. They have nothing further to offer WI cricket. McCoy needs to play some longer format cricket to regain form or try to sell his waning skills on the franchise circuit. He cannot cut it internationally any longer. Pooran and Powell should also be on notice to produce or make themselves unavailable (through being dropped). Next year, Sammy has the challenges of making over the entire T20 team, the batting of the Test team and the bowling of the ODI team. I think that is a lot but I suspect that we will see him getting together a cadre of the best batsmen in the region who will play all formats and those batsmen who only are able to play franchise cricket will find themselves being phased out.

In reply to PalsofMine

Only a West Indian sub-audience would “put Pooran on notice”

In reply to Halliwell

Are you sure about that? I am not doubting his franchise pedigree but my point is that this is not necessarily sufficient to succeed internationally. At the end of the day, maybe he is just going through a period of poor form as happens to all cricketers.

In reply to PalsofMine

Kmt

KMT

In reply to natty_forever

What is KMT?

In reply to tc1

Kiss me teeth..(T&T..steups).

In reply to alfa1975

Thanks