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Middleweight or Featherweight ? - ketchim - 11-15-2016
Visiting teams to Zimbabwe often use their time here as a looking glass into the future:
which new combinations might be worth exploring?
Who are the up-and-coming players?
Who's staking a claim for the next major tour?
Re: Middleweight or Featherweight ? - ketchim - 11-15-2016
While West Indies' circumstances might be a little more tempestuous,
both they and Sri Lanka have picked forward-thinking squads for this series,
and there is plenty to prove on both sides !.
Re: Middleweight or Featherweight ? - ketchim - 11-15-2016
Multiple changes to their squad will have shaken West Indies up somewhat,
and despite their long-form success in the UAE, West Indies' recent 3-0 defeat
in the ODIs against Pakistan will be in the back of their minds.
All the new names in their batting line-up have a chance to clean the slate,
and there are several middle-order slots up for grabs and several all-round options.
Re: Middleweight or Featherweight ? - ketchim - 11-15-2016
http://www.espncricinfo.com/tri-nation-zimbabwe-2016-17/content/story/1066401.html
West Indies (possible): 1 Johnson Charles, 2 Kraigg Brathwaite, 3 Evin Lewis,
4 Jason Mohammed, 5 Shai Hope, 6 Shane Dowrich (wk), 7 Jonathan Carter,
8 Carlos Brathwaite, 9 Jason Holder ©, 10 Sulieman Benn, 11 Shannon Gabriel
Re: Middleweight or Featherweight ? - ketchim - 11-15-2016
"It's obviously a big impact to lose senior guys with experience
who bring pedigree to your side. It's a situation where we have to cope
with what we have, and gel together as quickly as possible."
Jason Holder's West Indies side has been shorn of several experienced players
ahead of this tri-series.