Why did we come into the England series

With no warm up?

Everybody knows the team needs at least 1 proper warm up match before every series.

We’ll do much better in the 2nd ODI

Hopefully CWI takes note of this important aspect of our preparation

In reply to imusic

Didn’t they just play Ireland 3 matches???
Are the conditions that different??

In reply to imusic

Ireland games were for what then ?

We'll play 25 over this innings..25 more to go in 2nd odi.....so 3rd odi will be some fight

Curtis would be proud

In reply to imusic


this is a repeat of what took place last year in the test series...sent a developmental team to ireland while the majority of the test squad was NOT in the wt20, arrived 2-3 weeks before the series, played a useless warmup against part time opposition and were mauled

In reply to imusic

You trolling!

In reply to Jumpstart

The thread is sarcastic. We're missing 2 players from the originally selected squad. So it's not like we're missing a ton of experienced players.

We always make excuses for starting series slowly by saying we not prepared.

Well...we had 3 preparation matches. I can't say with certainty why we performed the way we did today, but l CAN say lack of preparation is NOT the the reason.

We need to come up with another excuse.

In reply to imusic


clearly......ah using sammy go to-it just wasn't meant to be.

In reply to imusic

despite the sarcasm, West Indies first game is often below par. Rutherford is our best ODI player, so that is a major miss.

In reply to methodic


So Shai Hope is what then?

WI fans so damned fickle

Coaches too.

Shai Hope has played 49 ODI's as an opener for WI.

He averages 60.74 with 11 centuries and 11 50's as an opener in ODI's for WI

His overall average in ODI's is 49.50

So we already have a VERY successful opening batsman in ODI cricket.

Of the 49 ODI's Hope has played as an opener, WI have won 20 of those matches for a winning percentage of 41%

Hope has played a total of 137 ODI's, and in the 88 ODI's he has NOT played as an opener, WI has won 30 of those matches for a winning percentage of 34%

Yet we decide to drop him down the order

In reply to imusic

Good points. Doesn't Hope prefer to bat at 4 when he keeps.

Rutherford averages 71 with a SR of 111. I think he has began to eclipse Hope as our best player.

In reply to imusic

Ireland series was enough warmup. We are bad starters as we started badly there too. Let us recharge and retool for the next game.

In reply to imusic

Hope's runs should not be talked about unless the manner (sr especially) in which and against who they are made is also considered.

In reply to Brerzerk

We’ve won 20 of the 49 matches (41%) when he opened.

He scored 11 centuries and 11 50’s in those 49 matches.

Unless you suggesting his strike rate caused the team to lose the other 29

In reply to imusic

Lol openning soon reach here to tell you the importance of a pre-series training camp with warm up matches.

In reply to anthonyp

Ent? He’ll also mange to somehow mention Seymour Nurse, SIR Everton Weekes, and SIR Gary Sobers at de same time