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Yeah it was a bit harsh. Mills has an alright record, not sure about Franklin though.Bit harsh, Franklin and the newer Mills are more than worthy pace back-ups.
Yeah it was a bit harsh. Mills has an alright record, not sure about Franklin though.Bit harsh, Franklin and the newer Mills are more than worthy pace back-ups.
looks good Nath, but i don't think Australia would want to take out any of the top 7 batsmen in Gilly, Jaques(Hayden), Ponting, Martyn, Symo, Clarke, Hussey since its the strongest in the world.Nnanden said:If Warne doesn`t play in the World Cup, I`d like to see
Gilchrist
Hayden (or Jaques)
Ponting
Hussey
Symonds
Clarke
Hogg
Lee
Bracken
Clark
McGrath
And I can`t see that team losing. Four excellent one-day seamers and some of the best ODI batsmen ever. Does look a little batting light though.
And Tikolo is still far better.Dizzy #4 said:When I said Allrounder, I meant in both ways, not just batting, although these days, an all rounder could be classified as a good batsman and fielder
Ask and thou shalt receive.Kweek said:still waiting for a dutch team :')
i'd be interested to see how other see a holland side.
You're saying de Grooth will, then? *shudders*Kweek said:believe me, van Nierop won't play!
am missing de Leede!
Schiferli is a real pace bowler, fastest guy in holland!
marc71178 said:And Tikolo is still far better.
Lets face it, the only reason you're saying anything about Davison is because he's Australian.
Tikolo [infinitely]> Davison.Dizzy #4 said:Nope, Tikolo's recnet all round efforts isn't as good as Davison's recnet all round efforts
I'd agree with this but I'm pretty sure Smith or Hinds will be 12th man. Maybe even Ricardo Powell. How's Kelly's fielding skills? With regards to spin, Sarwan said he's been doing a lot more work on it so he might be given a roll of the arm a couple times.Mr Mxyzptlk said:West Indies
(My)Likely XII:
CH Gayle
RS Morton
BC Lara
RR Sarwan (C)
S Chanderpaul
WW Hinds/DR Smith
DJJ Bravo
D Ramdin (wk)
IDR Bradshaw
CD Collymore/PT Collins
FH Edwards
12th Man: R Kelly
Alternatively, Daren Ganga could be the captain by then, thus adding some problems to the selection meeting. If Chanderpaul is captain of the West Indies for the WC, I might support Ireland instead.
Strengths:
- With Lara/Sarwan/Chanderpaul/Gayle, the batting is extremely potent, especially on West Indian pitches and chasing.
- The batting has good depth with Bradshaw at number 8.
- If Edwards continues to improve as he has in recent times, and attack of Bradshaw/Collymore/Collins/Edwards/Bravo/Gayle can be quite handy.
- With Collymore and Collins fit, the choice for the first XI seam attack is quite interesting.
- Gayle is the lone decent "spin" option.
- Home crowd and Lara on a curtain call mission.
Weaknesses:
- Prone to devastating and embarrassing collapses.
- Easily deflated in the field.
- Captaincy in general.
Hopefully our broken Chanderpaul is fixed by 2007.
Prediction:
- Dark horse for the semifinal round.
Sarwan doesn't bowl often enough at any level to become an option for ODI cricket (IMO). He'd have to become captain before he's taken seriously as a spin option.roseboy64 said:I'd agree with this but I'm pretty sure Smith or Hinds will be 12th man. Maybe even Ricardo Powell. How's Kelly's fielding skills? With regards to spin, Sarwan said he's been doing a lot more work on it so he might be given a roll of the arm a couple times.
decent looking side, looks very capable of doing well at home.Mr Mxyzptlk said:West Indies
(My)Likely XII:
CH Gayle
RS Morton
BC Lara
RR Sarwan (C)
S Chanderpaul
WW Hinds/DR Smith
DJJ Bravo
D Ramdin (wk)
IDR Bradshaw
CD Collymore/PT Collins
FH Edwards
12th Man: R Kelly
Alternatively, Daren Ganga could be the captain by then, thus adding some problems to the selection meeting. If Chanderpaul is captain of the West Indies for the WC, I might support Ireland instead.
Strengths:
- With Lara/Sarwan/Chanderpaul/Gayle, the batting is extremely potent, especially on West Indian pitches and chasing.
- The batting has good depth with Bradshaw at number 8.
- If Edwards continues to improve as he has in recent times, and attack of Bradshaw/Collymore/Collins/Edwards/Bravo/Gayle can be quite handy.
- With Collymore and Collins fit, the choice for the first XI seam attack is quite interesting.
- Gayle is the lone decent "spin" option.
- Home crowd and Lara on a curtain call mission.
Weaknesses:
- Prone to devastating and embarrassing collapses.
- Easily deflated in the field.
- Captaincy in general.
Hopefully our broken Chanderpaul is fixed by 2007.
Prediction:
- Dark horse for the semifinal round.
Yep. West Indies are definitely in with a chance considering they're at home. They have a very strong batting attack, possibly 2nd after the Australians. As long as they stay focused an attack of Gayle, Lara, Sarwan, Bravo, Chanderpaul, etc should be able to make consistent scores over 250. The only thing that could let them down is bowling. Edwards is fiery and Collymore is accuarate but they need to be more consistent.aussie said:decent looking side, looks very capable of doing well at home.