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Hope has no instinct

methodic 7/29/25, 2:39:02 AM
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as a captain
Windiesfan78 7/29/25, 2:44:25 AM
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Hope should NEVER be the t20 captain. I have a lot of respect for him as a player but he is not captain material. I make no apology for saying this
WalterWhite 7/29/25, 2:47:18 AM
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That's why Aljo wanted to bus his mouth. Ridiculous decisions on the field.
methodic 7/29/25, 2:49:39 AM
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Did he expect to outlast the batsmen? The only way you stand a chance is to bowl them out. So as soon as the 4th wicket fell, you needed to continue with Joseph and or Holder. Your bowlers don't have enough control and accuracy to build pressure.
Windiesfan78 7/29/25, 2:54:41 AM
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Correct, I don't see him getting involved in the game, speaking to his players and trying to motivate them.
Windiesfan78 7/29/25, 2:59:51 AM
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What Joseph did was disrespectful and should never be displayed in public. I think he is overrated, he is all pace with little control. Ambrose should have been working with him to perfect his craft but we always toss aside those that are moving West Indies cricket in the right direction
methodic 7/29/25, 3:00:53 AM
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there is no leadership on the field. When they under pressure every head bows
methodic 7/29/25, 3:03:12 AM
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not every smart person is a good captain
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Windiesfan78 7/29/25, 3:25:55 AM
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Yup, it is a captain's job to motivate his team.
JoeGrine 7/29/25, 3:28:19 AM
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Hope is no Rovman Powell. However, true to form. misfits are in charge, look who is the coach.
methodic 7/29/25, 3:33:31 AM
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His post game speeches are terrible too
WalterWhite 7/29/25, 4:02:19 AM
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Aljo ended up bowling 2.1 overs. Just ridiculous!
methodic 7/29/25, 4:11:08 AM
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Al Jo got injured during his 3rd over
Maispwi 7/29/25, 4:31:47 AM
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Isn't the Captain following the Coach's directives?
methodic 7/29/25, 4:35:19 AM
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If it's so then he is even worse than I described
WalterWhite 7/29/25, 4:44:34 AM
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What crap are you talking?

The coach can give guidelines but how is he going to direct the play based on changing conditions in the game?

Clearly Aljo and Holder had Australia under pressure. Hope eased the pressure by bringing in Shepherd.
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Maispwi 7/29/25, 10:21:21 AM
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We have a poster here who insists dats how it shud be.
TanteMerle 7/29/25, 11:30:49 AM
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Powell was removed as cappo for following his own instincts on the field.
BTW: These instincts were very successful.

Hope is following Scammy's plans.

Hope is too cooperative with a non-strategist.

Look at Hope while he had a differnt coach in whuite ball.

Scammy is to blame.
Hope must follow his own instinct and tell Scammy to F-off.
tc1 7/30/25, 4:03:41 AM
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Likewise, Powell is no Hope either.
JoeGrine 7/30/25, 4:20:29 AM
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We are talking captaincy here. Stay on task.
BeatDball 7/30/25, 12:41:02 PM
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True true story. cool
bobby 7/30/25, 1:01:37 PM
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I will not even entertain the question of good or bad captain. I have stated here for years that no captain can set a field to CWI bowlers. They have no discipline which translates into no control. They cannot bowl to a plan. It is as simple as that. We have no T20 bowlers. None.