I didn't think for a second the Wondies would win a Test match against the Poms on this tour. Not that the Poms are a superior team but just that the culture of losing is now so ingrained with the Wondies and this generation.
But alas! They pulled off a nice victory in Bim. It wouldn't have happen though if the bowlers hadn't showed up and run through the Pommie batting in that second innings and left the batsmen with a smallish target to get. You gotta take 20 wickets to win Test matches.
Simmons seem it have changed the culture of the windies team , So too is Ambrose .
The fast bowling was terrific and the way Blackwood and Bravo curb their natural aggressive instincts leads me to believe that Simmons is having an impact.
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Simmons seem it have changed the culture of the windies team , So too is Ambrose .
The fast bowling was terrific and the way Blackwood and Bravo curb their natural aggressive instincts leads me to believe that Simmons is having an impact.
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Yeah, Phil has his work cut out but the way the bowlers bowled in that second innings and the way Bravo and Blackwood put their heads down and batted was a surprise as well as a pleasure to watch.
West indies always had the fundamentals . It was the mental part that they lack .
The fun guys like Gayle and Bravo should never again be on the windies test team