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West Indies’ dream still alive
By Will 2 years ago, mid-June Add your comment below
Can they do it? 235 for 3 needing a whopping 475 to win. Gayle and Sarwan have been and gone, but Chanderpaul remains not out. And the Windies have form in fourth-innings run-chases: they hold the record, 418 for 7…
(oh come on, we’re all allowed to dream aren’t we?)
Tags: australia, australia-in-west-indies, Shivnarine-Chanderpaul, west-indies |
13 Responses to “West Indies’ dream still alive”
June 16th, 2008 at 5.44 pm
June 17th, 2008 at 6.14 am
Well it has conclusively been proved that its not just india who have a problem with symonds.Windies crowds don’t like him either.Umpires do,though.I believe he got various favourable decisions throughout the series.
Clearly,umpires feel that if they were to give the ape-like controversial batsman out, there’d be a racism complaint filed against them.
Russel tiffin is the most scared one, i believe.Anywayz symonds wanted to be inside a ring with sreesanth, hayden with ishant sharma.Maybe these 2 guyz could consider getting in a ring with Manpreet Singh Gony who’s made it to the indian team.Gony would crush these 2 like an overripe mango.
June 17th, 2008 at 8.10 am
aaditya, how about you keeping your trash to yourself..
fantastic game, three pretty consistent performances from the west indies, which is great.. just one REAL collapse that pretty much cost them a test…
bravo needs bigger scores, and ramdin desperately needs runs.. lots to be positive about from a west indian perspective, i think…
June 17th, 2008 at 8.28 am
Well said, Pod. Marshall’s making good progress, and Chattergoon’s a gutsy player who I believe has the temperament to suceed at Test level. Maybe Chattergoon would make the better foil to Gayle at the top of the order, while Marshall gets groomed as a long-term number 4 (who’ll hopefully make better use of his gifts than Samuels did). The pace bowling has a good look to it- Powell’s a little short of wickets, so maybe Sammy would be a better option, as he at least wouldn’t go for runs.
From an Australian viewpoint, how about Casson? Came back strongly after being knocked about by Bravo, kept flighting the ball up and came away with three wickets, including Bravo’s. Not the best debut, but not the worst, either. I’ll be interested to see what he can do from now on.
June 17th, 2008 at 11.29 am
Well Marcus, the really sad part of it all is that here in Singapore, we didn’t get a live telecast of the games, so I was following it on Cricinfo all the way 
Sammy would also make a good choice because he can get a few runs, which are going to be essential to the West Indies’ fortunes, particularly in test cricket. They can’t have their tail beginning so high up in the order. That Ramdin isn’t scoring doesn’t help too much either. For West Indies to do better, either he needs to score runs or they need to get themselves another keeper in the Ridley Jacobs mould…
And Bravo is just frustrating… he’s averaged 31 with the bat again.. he needs to be looking at an average of at least 40 given his talent..
How was Benn though? People at Cricinfo had some good things to say about him…
June 17th, 2008 at 11.41 am
I’m in Perth, so I haven’t seen it live. I’m just watching the replay, and Benn’s not come to the crease yet. But I tell you what, I reckon Taylor has a bit of talent for a no. 8.
Bravo averages 39 with the ball and 32 with the bat, but I’m sure he’ll reverse those numbers by the end of his career. He has a lot of class with the bat, and he’s a solid presence at 6. It;s amazing the number of good partnerships he’s put on with Chanderpaul.
About Ramdin, it’s a shame that he isn’t scoring any runs because he’s such a good ‘keeper. They’ll probably try Patrick Browne in the ODIs, but I don’t know how good he is as a batsman either. Ramdin has the talent- anyone who saw his 71 against Australia in ‘05 can tell that- but he just can’t get it together. It just about sums up the state of West Indian cricket, really, but at least there are signs that their fortunes are starting to turn.
June 17th, 2008 at 12.19 pm
It was just wrapped up. Benn looked good with the bat- he certainly hits it well- and he looks reasonable with the ball too. But I get the impression that Amit Jaggernaught is a better bowler than Benn is, even if he is a genuine no. 11.
Apparently Powell bowled without a lot of luck this series, so I don;t know if it’s time to replace him yet. Sammy’s struggled for penetration with the ball. It’s just a shame that the Windies aren’t playing any Tests until next February, because their last three series suggest that they’re progressing into a competitive side.
Finally, did anyone else see Powell and Edwards competing for the strike on the final day? Always great to watch rabbits who think they have a clue. 
June 17th, 2008 at 1.02 pm
Is there any such thing as a pleasant Indian? They all seem to be so riddled with hate and racism, likie this nasty peice of Gill.
Of course, the West Indies love Symonds, which is why they cheer each time he comes to the crease. Funnily enough, its Indian-lover Lee they’re not so fond of.
June 17th, 2008 at 2.19 pm
AadityaVeer Singh Gill
That is probably the worst post I have seen on this website in years. Feel free to have it removed.
M D-L
June 18th, 2008 at 1.56 am
Being in West Oz and not having Fox, I could only get snippets of the match here and there. Can someone tell me what Casson was like. From what little I saw, it looked like he bowled pretty well, not too many long hops and full tosses. Can someone tell me more?
June 18th, 2008 at 6.09 am
Pod:
Pod??That should disqualify you from any blog straightaway.You seem myopic to me.Who in the kangaroo breeding hell are you to tell me what to post??
Go find a map.See that tiny little speck in the middle of the pacific ??Thats where people who care live.
Steve:
What has the world come to??Australians crying about racism??Simple question to you my ’special’ friend—
1.2 billion people in india and many more of indian roots outside,how many jave been convicted or even charged of racism??
Very few.Compare that to Kangarooland with a tiny population.You’ll get your answer.Also don’t forget how symonds,hayden,ponting etc were treated in the IPL.
Forget fans of their teams,opposition fans didn’t boo them either.Symonds was booed,heckled and quite a few times at that in the caribbean.Do your keepers a huge favor: do a triple summersault through the air, and disappear up your own a**h*le, you shameful waste of oxygen and water.
Meanwhile Mathew hayden and symonds are free to contact Gony to get into a ring.He’s available.
June 18th, 2008 at 7.38 am
Gill Paaji,tussi top ho, india di hope ho.that was hilarious.
Steve if you have yet to meet a pleasant indian than its ur fault completely.Every tourist in india mentions how friendly and helpful indians are.If ur rude,than thats what u get.
I agree with Gill,not because i’m punjabi too but coz symonds & hayden did say that.Interesting 2 c gony vs symonds.
And syomnds WAS helped by the umpires too.
Tendulkar & Lee r 2 most popular playersin d world I say.
Symonds might be popular in oz but hes disliked everywhere else.
Bole SoNihaal
Sat SriAkaal
June 19th, 2008 at 6.30 am
Australians have a pathetic track record at all matters related to racism.Native aussies were treated poorly for ages.
Steve , feel free to use your right to remain silent and keep your crap to yourslef
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