[quote author=dillinger10 link=topic=105213.msg702203#msg702203 date=1468274668]
I didn't realise how bad Blackwood had been in the regionals - an average of 23.14
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[quote author=ketchim link=topic=105213.msg702214#msg702214 date=1468284062]
Why only a 12 man suad . Is this standard for Home tours ?
thought was 13 or 15...
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12-man squads seem to be the en vogue thing at the moment. England also doing the same for their series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Right now you have Hope, Chase, Chandrika, Leon, Blackwood and Dowrich fighting for 2 or 3 spots. You can make a case for all of them.
Chandrika is an experienced opener but rarely makes more than 60 domestically. He never pushes on for that ton.
Hope and Chase do well domestically, but Hope failed in all his chances internationally, where he was forced to open. Hope should ideally be eased into an international team lower down the order, but such a spot is not available. Maybe letting him stew for a few months, whilst other batsmen have a chance to fail internationally, will toughen him up.
Domestically, Chase bats well and is a good spin bowler to boot.
Leon, we had a good look at vs South Africa. I'd play him as an opener with Paint.
Blackwood is a gamble. He's been horrible domestically, but fought well when given international opportunities. Might be a moron, might be skilled. We don't know.
Dowrich is a bit like Paint. Very serious, very patient and handled the Aussies well, making 70 vs a good Aussie attack recently.
All those numbers are dung heap so means nothing but it is your only measure.
Johnson used before and did not appear to have what is required mentally but in his 4 tests he did well enough to have had a run.
I am pleased with Chandrika as, from what I have seen, he is a busy little player always on the look out to work gaps and his technique is good. It is always more difficult for an opener who has to be given a good run.
I know nothing of Chase and do not think Carlos is yet a test player.
The bowling looks weak with no really additional specialist spinner to partner Bishoo and the seam attack has one fast in Gabriel and two dibbly dobbly, in the unimpressive, Holder and, a less impressive, Brathwaite.
So I expect the young debutants to fight hard, but I can only see victory for the visitors.
Good to see Bishoo back but without a real partner, he will, once again, be over bowled and dropped, this time finally.....
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=105213.msg702323#msg702323 date=1468342625]
TD, extra weight to Dowrich for the Gloves !
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if not Ramdin then Dowrich. I will not tolerate anybody else.
if anybody else I will fly to Tobago and demonstrate there up and dong Scarborough. is march in deh rarse..until I get Ramdin or Dowrich in dat ordah ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL::
dat is from the crowd of garbage now gathered around the wicb feeding trough. dropping Ramdin was pretty bad.
but doh worry. India will see to its correction..the correction of this wicb.
if effing Kohli let mih dong he bettah do go back to the west indies. I will be waiting fuh him too, with a big tickle ih he skunt. I expect him to threaten Lara400! and if not doh come back > > >
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