The Captain said he chose to bat first to take advantage of great batting conditions. But is poking and blocking really what this game is about? No wonder no one attends these games in the Caribbean. Taje simply cannot bat and should be kept far away from any cricket field. He is simply unable to get the ball off the square. I know the cupboard is empty. But anything is better than this crap.

@bobby

Is Matthew Nandu any different?

Agreed.

40 balls to score 5 runs. Frankly I would have picked Joshua DaSilva in the line up over Tage.

Just rotating the strike should at least take you in the mid twenties.

I hope Hodge is not going to do the same thing he did in the second innings of the last test against Sri Lanka, other wise this will be a snooze fest.

I hate the fact that Warrican has been made VC.

Just by that virtue he is an automatic pick on the squad. I do not see the point of bringing Joshua Bishop if Warrican was going to be a sure pick.

@bobby

Tage is playing test cricket.... of era gone by.... Gavaskar.. Boycott,et al.... blunting the new ball.. giving other batters to bat in easier condition...a 50 facing 200 balls...gets my vote..

@Onionman0

I respectfully disagree. This is not batting. It is not to say the bowling is Ambrose, Marshall, Lillie and Thompson. This is not cricket. He is incapable of getting the ball off the square. I have been watching and following cricket and test cricket for 60 years. This makes no sense.

@Onionman0

Tage is playing test cricket.... of era gone by.... Gavaskar.. Boycott,et al.... blunting the new ball.. giving other batters to bat in easier condition...a 50 facing 200 balls...gets my vote..

Correct is right

Conditions were not good for batting this morning even tho Tage bats the same way under all conditions.

But yes....others may get a chance when conditions are much better

14.4

4

Ali Usman to Chanderpaul, FOUR, shorter and spinning down leg, Chanderpaul rocks back and manages enough bat on the pull to the left of the fielder at short fine

😀

There is no doubt about it...Tage can poke.

Put poking despite the conditions is not batting.

@embsallie

legacy pick