*Official* West Indies Tour of England 2020

[harsh.ag]

Century face

 

[GIMH]

No Archer then

 

[honestbharani]

really?

 

[Daemon]

bahahah

https://wisden.com/stories/archer-out-of-second-test-due-to-biosecure-protocol-breach

 

[theegyptian]

ollie robinson 10 fer incoming.

 

[trundler]

Well that's a daft thing to do.

Any hope for Curran?

 

[StephenZA]

So Anderson definitely playing then..?

 

[theegyptian]

Well that's a daft thing to do.

Any hope for Curran?

Probably comes down to him vs Robinson for last spot. They'll probably go Curran too, because Woakes, Broad, Robinson, Stokes is very right arm medium pace.

 

[vcs]

A really good chance for WI to seal the series, in Archer's absence. He was all over their batsmen in the 2nd innings at Southampton. But I've a funny feeling England will come back roaring and level the series here.

 

[honestbharani]

Man, Archer's attitude is gonna let him down hard here if he is not careful. You can have all the talent in the world but really this is beyond daft.

 

[trundler]

Man, Archer's attitude is gonna let him down hard here if he is not careful. You can have all the talent in the world but really this is beyond daft.

See also: every promising cricketer than came out of the subcontinent except like 12

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Archer should be done for the series. He’s out on medical grounds here and will have to be left out for disciplinary reasons for at least one Test.

 

[StephenZA]

The stupidity of resting players when not required coming to the fore as well. Lets have a new bowling attack for no good reason.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Man, Archer's attitude is gonna let him down hard here if he is not careful. You can have all the talent in the world but really this is beyond daft.

I doubt this is the kind of attitude problem that will actually have any impact on his career.

Seems to have been an absolute dumbass here though.

 

[trundler]

The stupidity of resting players when not required coming to the fore as well. Lets have a new bowling attack for no good reason.

They've obviously realised that they'll need Anderson for the much more important Pakistan series

 

[Woodster]

What absolutely stupid braindead behaviour! I don?t know the ins and outs of what he?s actually done but it?s enough for him to risk the health of players and officials from both sides and that is simply unacceptable!

I can?t imagine it?s a difficult set of instructions to follow in between Tests when Anderson and Wood are being rested he was quite integral to the make up of the side.

I?d be absolutely fuming with him if I was on the management committee or a teammate.

 

[honestbharani]

I doubt this is the kind of attitude problem that will actually have any impact on his career.

Seems to have been an absolute dumbass here though.

It is not just this though. He seems to be a bit of a drama queen based on his twitter and interviews. And his bowling is so very up and down, its like sometimes he can't be arsed. And that is not great when the level you are playing is the highest possible.

 

[honestbharani]

So is this the only time the entire fast bowling line up of a side has changed at home after the time FAf and AB blocked Australian quicks to oblivion?

 

[Starfighter]

Idiot.

I'd like to have seen Stone get a go, if he was fit. See how quick he is, as his numbers in SL were quite different to his ones against Ireland, but don't imagine they'll do too many last minute alterations. Always like seeing a new bowler anyway.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Probably comes down to him vs Robinson for last spot. They'll probably go Curran too, because Woakes, Broad, Robinson, Stokes is very right arm medium pace.

Curran didn't exactly trouble the WIndies in the Caribbean last year. The glaringly obvious move would be to pick one of Anderson and Wood and rest them in the next Test instead. So naturally that's been firmly ruled out.