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garage flower

State Vice-Captain
Mr Mxyzptlk said:
As far as I'm concerned Wavell Hinds has no chance of displacing Smith at the top. Devon Smith is a better batsman IMO.

My team would be:

CH Gayle
DS Smith
BC Lara (C)
RR Sarwan (vc)
S Chanderpaul
OAC Banks
RD Jacobs (wk)
TL Best
PT Collins
FH Edwards
JJC Lawson

Admittedly a long tail, but the bowling should make up for that.
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I think Ryan Hinds did enough against England to retain his place at no.6 (assuming he's fit). Other than that - and assuming Lawson is deemed to be fit enough for a return to 5-day cricket - I'd go with your team.
 
Neil Pickup

Neil Pickup

Cricket Web Moderator
garage flower said:
I think Ryan Hinds did enough against England to retain his place at no.6 (assuming he's fit). Other than that - and assuming Lawson is deemed to be fit enough for a return to 5-day cricket - I'd go with your team.
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Agreed.
 
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garage flower

State Vice-Captain
Kain said:
There are three choices for the other opening spot beside C.Gayle. 1: Devon Smith-Most likely choice but i think most thinking bowlers who have seen him have figured out how to get him out.Everytime I see him bat he gets out in identical fashion, around the wicket to a ball either seaming or swinging away from him.It's his one real weakness I think.
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Gillespie certainly gave him problems with that approach last season (no disgrace there, though), but he seemed to have tightened up his technique in the recent test series.

I would certainly prefer him to Hinds (who should now be competing for the no. 6 slot) or Ganga (who should be contemplating a career change). I think Smith has the potential to become the "40+ average" opener Windies desperately need.
 
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Mr Mxyzptlk

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I'd generally prefer to see Banks there instead of Hinds. Both have good solid technique, but IMO Banks offers more with the ball.
 
roseboy64

roseboy64

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I'd rather have another specialist bat in there.If the part-timers(Gayle,Sarwan,Chanderpaul???) fail then i would play him in the 2nd Test not the first.Has he been in good form lately?
 
roseboy64

roseboy64

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Hinds has more experience and can score quicker than Smith so that may be a factor.Interseting to note also that Baugh has been given the keeping job in the warm-ups.

P.S I hope Dillon,Sanford,Hurley and Collymore never again play for the WI but less so in the case of Collymore.Still, he hasn't been taking wickets and it doesn't matter if u have a good economy rate if u aren't taking wickets along with that.It's better to have a high econ rate and take a good amount of wickets(then the team wins) than have a good one and take no wickets(then the team loses).
 
Craig

Craig

World Traveller
I will be looking at how Sarwan goes with the captaincy since he will be leading the side since they are resting Lara or ruled out to injury (either one?).
 
Neil Pickup

Neil Pickup

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roseboy64 said:
Hinds has more experience and can score quicker than Smith so that may be a factor.Interseting to note also that Baugh has been given the keeping job in the warm-ups.

P.S I hope Dillon,Sanford,Hurley and Collymore never again play for the WI but less so in the case of Collymore.Still, he hasn't been taking wickets and it doesn't matter if u have a good economy rate if u aren't taking wickets along with that.It's better to have a high econ rate and take a good amount of wickets(then the team wins) than have a good one and take no wickets(then the team loses).
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Collymore plays an important role as ballast to the other three in the attack who go for wickets at all costs - he's a useful player to have [unless Chris Read's batting].
 
Mr Mxyzptlk

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roseboy64 said:
Hinds has more experience and can score quicker than Smith so that may be a factor.Interseting to note also that Baugh has been given the keeping job in the warm-ups.
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1/ Ryan Hinds does not score anywhere near as quickly as Dwayne Smith!

2/ Baugh and Ramdin have both had the duties in the warmups.
 
Mr Mxyzptlk

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roseboy64 said:
I'd rather have another specialist bat in there.If the part-timers(Gayle,Sarwan,Chanderpaul???) fail then i would play him in the 2nd Test not the first.Has he been in good form lately?
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That's not a very balanced side though. IMO Banks has potential to be an outstanding Test batsman and he adds balance to the side - 4 specialist bats, 1 keeper, 1 allrounder/spin option, 4 seamers. Banks is not the most penetrative of Test spinner though, but he's better than Gayle and Sarwan in that regard.

That said, Sarwan has real potential IMO.
 
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EnglishRose

School Boy/Girl Captain
Mr Mxyzptlk said:
That's not a very balanced side though. IMO Banks has potential to be an outstanding Test batsman and he adds balance to the side - 4 specialist bats, 1 keeper, 1 allrounder/spin option, 4 seamers. Banks is not the most penetrative of Test spinner though, but he's better than Gayle and Sarwan in that regard.

That said, Sarwan has real potential IMO.
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Banks is a finger spinner. At best , he would have limited success with the ball.
 
marc71178

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Mr Mxyzptlk said:
That's not a very balanced side though. IMO Banks has potential to be an outstanding Test batsman and he adds balance to the side - 4 specialist bats, 1 keeper, 1 allrounder/spin option, 4 seamers.
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And only 10 players!!! ;)
 
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tooextracool

International Coach
Mr Mxyzptlk said:
That's not a very balanced side though. IMO Banks has potential to be an outstanding Test batsman and he adds balance to the side - 4 specialist bats, 1 keeper, 1 allrounder/spin option, 4 seamers. Banks is not the most penetrative of Test spinner though, but he's better than Gayle and Sarwan in that regard.

That said, Sarwan has real potential IMO.
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out of gayle and sarwan you think sarwan has real potential with the ball? gayle is a bit like hooper, appears innocuous but a real partnership breaker. sarwan is as good a bowler as chanderpaul was.
 
roseboy64

roseboy64

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Mr Mxyzptlk said:
1/ Ryan Hinds does not score anywhere near as quickly as Dwayne Smith!

2/ Baugh and Ramdin have both had the duties in the warmups.
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1/Sorry!!I meant Wavell Hinds.

2/That's true but Baugh's still playing both games.
 
roseboy64

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The difference is that Sarwan turns the ball while Gayle depends on change of pace.

p.s Gayle is the stiffest cricketer ever.I saw him at the Jamaican leg of the West Indian Jubilee and he looked so tense.You'd think he'd take that concentration and put into his batting to stay in there longer and get big scores but ?????????
 
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