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Recent content by Woodster

  1. Woodster

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    Yep, I need to be more ambitious in my hopes! Not a good ending but a fantastic partnership by those two to put us in pole position.
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    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    I don’t doubt they are capable of it, nor do I disagree it’d give us an excellent chance of victory. I’m hoping they can get us 200-3 and it’ll look much healthier. Maybe I need to be more ambitious!
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    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    No pressure then, just a straightforward near 200-run partnership!😁
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    4th Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) - 23rd to 27th of July

    I presume this is very much tongue in cheek? Can’t imagine the pitch deteriorating sufficiently to worry England too much about batting last, but who knows. Really good day for England, hope Root can get himself in tomorrow and bat long and put us in a commanding position by the close but still...
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    4th Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) - 23rd to 27th of July

    How many edges have not carried so far in this Test? Old Trafford used to be such a good cricket wicket with pace and carry, now it’s just dead.
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    4th Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) - 23rd to 27th of July

    Be interesting how much this pitch deteriorates, if at all. In the county championship it’s be difficult forcing a victory (albeit only over four days) and maybe that extra day will make all the difference but it looks another very flat one. With that in mind and the Pant injury (if that’s the...
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    Seriously, what now for WI?

    I think WI have always produced talented young players with bags of potential, so the academy and ‘A’ team has some very capable players based on potential but it’s converting that into Teat capable players. Also keeping their interest in the longer form.
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    Seriously, what now for WI?

    Yes it was mentioned earlier of the issues WI face with the number of franchise competitions popping up and the WICB haven’t the financial resources to pay those players to focus on WI cricket.
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    Seriously, what now for WI?

    Yes I think the pitches they prepared for Australia this time round played to WI’s strengths with assistance for a strong bowling attack against a vulnerable Aussie batting line-up. It didn’t give their batsmen any chance but these pitches did ensure they were competitive for periods of each...
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    Seriously, what now for WI?

    Yes in recent times they’ve played on pitches with something in them, not sure I’d go to the extent of them being minefields though. Starc when he’s got it right charging in with a pink ball is quite the force, but some of the dismissals in the 27 innings exposed technical deficiencies and some...
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    Seriously, what now for WI?

    I think there‘s issues with most of the individual islands in the Caribbean, the BCA, the JCA, the GCB, etc, not just the WICB. The ability to pay players well enough is an issue that blights a lot of countries not just WI, but yes, it certainly needs addressing somehow.
  12. Woodster

    Seriously, what now for WI?

    Yes apologies, it’s the other way round to what I said, two in India and three in NZ
  13. Woodster

    Seriously, what now for WI?

    The second tier makes sense in so much as I don’t think they’ll get much out of their next two series’ in India for three Tests before two in NZ. More backs to the wall cricket despite promising results in Australia and against Pakistan not too long ago. Even during those two reasonably...
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    Seriously, what now for WI?

    Yes a stronger first-class structure would help, but when you have so many of your better players away playing in franchise competitions and not interested in turning out for Guyana or Barbados or whoever it might be, it doesn’t help at all. Also integrating any of the current players (batsman...
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    Seriously, what now for WI?

    I’m sure that’ll help lift the gloom a little, but I guess I’m talking mainly Test cricket.
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