They're gonna kill poor Alzari

This kid was bowling with so much skill and thought yesterday, but being on a losing team, filled with such negativity and incompetence, will take a huge toll upon him I think.

You need a kind of Chanderpaul-like stoicism to do well on this current WI team. Any ordinary talent it will crush and leave despirited.

lol ...that warm up game saw Carter with 4 wickets , Cummins 3

versus a bunch of immigrant workers !!

The Emirates Cricket Board; we finally found an opposition we can beat.

Trini, what are your thoughts on two tiers for Test cricket? For or against the idea?

I don't like ICC's two tier idea, with games taking place over two years.

Instead I think they should have two groups, with five or six (randomized) teams in each. Then you have a playoff between the two winners of each group. Then try to squeeze all those games into a single year and crown a champion at the end of the year.