debut: 8/9/14
18,606 runs
Just pure crap these days. I see WI warm up against some Shaheens team includes many teenagers and early 20 something players.
In the golden era, touring teams had a warm up match before every test against top class and full strength teams, take this example below:
Somerset took on the touring Pakistan side at Taunton back in July, 1982. The Pakistanis batted first and posted 5-344 dec. on the back of 153 by Mansoor Akhtar. In response, Sir Viv Richards led the charge for Somerset with an incredible 181 not out against the bowling attack of Imran Khan, Safraz Nawaz, Sikander Bakht, and Abdul Qadir. Somerset declared at 7/300. The Pakistanis batted again to register a target of 263 for Somerset but the home side could only manage 3-54 as the match ended in a draw. Sir Viv Richards' knock was, however, one to remember as he posted over 60% of his team's runs against a very capable bowling attack.
In the 70's, Barbados defeated a full strength India in one of a warms ups, and the Aussies faced teams like Trinidad and Jamaica that gave them top class warm ups.
If WI are do to better in Test overseas, we needs to give our team at least 2 full 4 day warm ups.
In the golden era, touring teams had a warm up match before every test against top class and full strength teams, take this example below:
Somerset took on the touring Pakistan side at Taunton back in July, 1982. The Pakistanis batted first and posted 5-344 dec. on the back of 153 by Mansoor Akhtar. In response, Sir Viv Richards led the charge for Somerset with an incredible 181 not out against the bowling attack of Imran Khan, Safraz Nawaz, Sikander Bakht, and Abdul Qadir. Somerset declared at 7/300. The Pakistanis batted again to register a target of 263 for Somerset but the home side could only manage 3-54 as the match ended in a draw. Sir Viv Richards' knock was, however, one to remember as he posted over 60% of his team's runs against a very capable bowling attack.
In the 70's, Barbados defeated a full strength India in one of a warms ups, and the Aussies faced teams like Trinidad and Jamaica that gave them top class warm ups.
If WI are do to better in Test overseas, we needs to give our team at least 2 full 4 day warm ups.
