The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Tage
Campbell
Athanaze one last chance. Need at least a 50.
Shai Hope
Kavem Hodge
Justin Greaves needs to bat in the top 6 and definitely ahead of Roston.
Roston Chase desperately needs a 50 or more.
Tevin Imlach- Wicketkeeping is good, but needs to score runs sub 14 average will not cut it.
Roach
Seales
Shields - good potential.
@voiceofreason
Bouncy pitch, same side. No movement for Gman, we just need 1,2,3 and 5 to make some runs.
They should include Phillip in place of Layne, Phillip is a better bowler at this time, in NZ swing bowling is enough to be effective look at what Roach did with his swing
@dayne
Phillip is a swing bowler???
As far as I have seen he is a seam bowler like his countryman Jayden Seales.
@dayne
Yes but that tail is too long. Hodge can bowl as well. Phillip for Shields maybe but Shields is our quickest bowler by some distance so he does have the X-FACTOR. Tail is too long!
@voiceofreason
Drop the Yaadie, so glad you not the raasclaat coach.
Phillip has a decent batting average in Test cricket for a lower order batter and if included might be batting before Roach. But IMO Sammy made the right decision in playing the four specialist bowlers, the WI bowlers are more dependable than the batters in doing their job so it is better to try to bowl the opposition cheaply that to depend on the batters to make big runs
@voiceofreason
Dont understand the rationale for dropping Shields. To me it should be Phillips for Layne, who is still not ready. As Chase must play, it keeps out Warrican as a potentially better spin option. I would not give Athanaze another chance. He has had many more than eg Carty and has now been shown up by nos 7 and 9 batsmen. I would put in Hodge in his place. 2changes for me, or maybe 3 if Chase is mysteriously injured. I really hope that Shai's infection clears up so that he can play in the second test.