After the first hour and a half, should have been realize, you have to bowl on one side of the wicket(negative) these lanka batsmen have no patients for grinding, the wicket is too good instead suffocating them, we play to their strengths
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Fri, Jul 3, '26 at 4:12 PM
@bird
There can be no strategy when our bowlers are incapable of bowling a consistent line. One good ball every 3 or 4 overs. The discipline and common sense is just not there. And it will never change. It is a different time now. The dedication and pride in playing for the West Indies no longer exists.
The last test was an aberration. We are back to business as usual.
Fri, Jul 3, '26 at 4:16 PM
debut: May 14, '05
26,447 runs
Allyuh give up already?
Vor said something working, Sammy gave Reefer a Saint Lucia knighthood, the works!!!!
truss d prosess
Fri, Jul 3, '26 at 4:38 PM
@bobby
Don't matter how conditions are good for batting, quality fast bowlers should not go for five plus an over, the captain bowling coach need to demand bowling on one side of wicket, they must understand we are living in different times, batsmen do not have the patience to tolerate negative bowling, bowlers can exploit that
Fri, Jul 3, '26 at 4:44 PM
debut: Jul 29, '19
5,994 runs
Pure indiscipline bowling.and i really hope that shai keeping in test cricket is not been considered as a long term.idea
Sat, Jul 4, '26 at 12:11 PM
i think that the Lankans read the pitch very well. The question now is if we have to bat last, will it hold or will it fall apart by Day 4
Sat, Jul 4, '26 at 3:16 PM
@bobby
The last test was an aberration. We are back to business as usual.
Be careful, after the first Test I heard that Marshall, Holding, Ambrose and Gibbs were the bowlers and Headley, Sobers, Lara, Weekes and Richards were the batsmen.
Sat, Jul 4, '26 at 3:31 PM
debut: Apr 27, '03
63,069 runs
But, is it strategy failure, or failure to execute the strategy?
Sat, Jul 4, '26 at 3:59 PM
@natty_forever
If you fail to execute the strategy to that extent, then you should not be there, for that reason I will say, it may be a failure to have a strategy, the thing is. These people take too long to access the conditions and react appropriately, if it was was Aussies Eng or SA, they would have been hammering away at one side of the wicket making life very difficult