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DOES A PACY KENSINGTON Wicket Favor NZ or West Indies ? - Rev Al - 06-24-2014
OK Folks:
* WI coach Otis Gibson is hoping for a quick Kensington wicket.
* The big question is which team's pacers would benefit more from a quick wicket----NZ or WI ?
* New Zealand's top 2 pacers: Southee is ranked #6 and Boult #11
* West Indies top 2 pacers: Roach is ranked #15 and Taylor is not ranked.
CONCLUSION:
* Gibson should be praying for a flat Kensington wicket----and that is what he'll likely get----Kensington is no longer pacy and bouncy.
Rev
Re: DOES A PACY KENSINGTON Wicket Favor NZ or West Indies ? - ketchim - 06-24-2014
Not only the 2 Opening bowlers spell .
Think 1st and 2nd change.
A Fast , bouncy wicket favors Kiwis !
Re: DOES A PACY KENSINGTON Wicket Favor NZ or West Indies ? - Calypso - 06-24-2014
Kiwis ..........
Re: DOES A PACY KENSINGTON Wicket Favor NZ or West Indies ? - ketchim - 06-24-2014
Even Curtly Ambrose will not be able to help Gabriel :
Hold that seam properly at Kensington ::LOL::
Re: DOES A PACY KENSINGTON Wicket Favor NZ or West Indies ? - Rev Al - 06-24-2014
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=90707.msg571283#msg571283 date=1403617943]
Even Curtly Ambrose will not be able to help Gabriel :
Hold that seam properly at Kensington ::LOL::
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* Gabriel deserves a run.
* Hopefully Sir Curtly will help him work out his kinks.
* Next in line would be Holder.
* Anyway, we all agree that a pace friendly Kensington wicket will favor the Kiwis.
Rev
Re: DOES A PACY KENSINGTON Wicket Favor NZ or West Indies ? - ketchim - 06-24-2014
AND : even with the SHINE off the cherry :
Only Kiwi bowlers KNOW how to Reverse swing ! :-[
Re: DOES A PACY KENSINGTON Wicket Favor NZ or West Indies ? - Rev Al - 06-24-2014
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=90707.msg571292#msg571292 date=1403618808]
AND : even with the SHINE off the cherry :
Only Kiwi bowlers KNOW how to Reverse swing ! :-[
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* A WI defeat at Kensington would mean "same old---same old" ----nothing has changed.
* A WI win at Kensington would indicate that a new breeze is blowing across Windies cricket.
Rev
Re: DOES A PACY KENSINGTON Wicket Favor NZ or West Indies ? - ketchim - 06-24-2014
Most Fans know our Bowling attack is WRONG !
The consensus is our Batting is just fine....
Re: DOES A PACY KENSINGTON Wicket Favor NZ or West Indies ? - Rev Al - 06-24-2014
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=90707.msg571299#msg571299 date=1403619272]
Most Fans know our Bowling attack is WRONG !
The consensus is our Batting is just fine....
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* The WI batsmen did well in the Trinidad test, but the truth is WI batting is still not CONSISTENT.
* Let's see if the young guys can deliver in Barbados.
DO YOU RECALL THE WI TEST VS AUSTRALIA AT KENSINGTON IN 2012 ?
* WI scored 449 in their first innings---Shiv 103*, Brathwaite 57, Edwards 61, Bravo 51
* But in their 2nd innings the WI were bowled out for 148
* Australia won by 3 wickets
http://howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard.asp?MatchCode=2058
Rev
Re: DOES A PACY KENSINGTON Wicket Favor NZ or West Indies ? - ketchim - 06-24-2014
Yeah ....I remember that one very well !
thats why I am not too enamored with Braff