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| Kieran Pollard |
Having been extremely vocal in the past about the administration and
technical direction of West Indies Cricket, I felt it is only fair that I tip
my hat to the players when they perform well, while maintaining pressure on the
administrators who continue to be defiant about wide scale changes in the face
of loud cries from the regional public.
Huge congratulations to Kieran Pollard for a well played 102 (including 7 huge sixes) that set up the game nicely.
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| Adrian Barath |
Technically, the team presently competing in the 2012 Digicel Home
Series against Australia has shown improvements in the bowling and fielding departments
of the game. Fast forward to today and the batting has come alive after looking
below world class for eons. The 294 runs scored today off 50 overs looked good
but I am not yet convinced this kind of performance is dependable with the top
order excluding openers Charles and Barath failing to sparkle.
To compete
consistently with the likes of Australia, India, Sri Lanka and England we must
become consistent at making scores of 294 and more consistently; in other words
it must become second nature to get 300 runs in an ODI match on any given day. |
| Shane Watson |
The other area of development that is critical and needs attention is
winning when the games are close. We saw last Tuesday in St. Vincent & the
Grenadines, the Captain froze mid pitch when his last pair partner Roach called
for the winning run. While some will argue the run was never there or at best
risky, fact is, there was no one left to bat and this was the winning run, to
stop mid pitch before the ball was even returned from the outfield, was just
inexperience and lack of awareness of the skippa.
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| Ernest Hilaire |
Bear in mind that I am writing this while watching the 4th
ODI in St. Lucia, I must lament again that this team looks much improved and hopefully
(crossed fingers and toes) will go on to win this ODI series against the #1
team in the world Australia.
If this were to come to past, it would be the
first time West Indies would have won a series against Australia in many moons
and a big boost to their confidence. Let’s hope that confidence doesn’t turn
into big heads, especially in the board room where as far as I am concerned,
Ernest Hilaire still ought to be fired as CEO for his handling of the Chris
Gayle matter and his disrespectful utterances to the Prime Minister of Jamaica:
Right Honorable Portia Simpson-Miller.
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Gotta give Sammy some credit for his knock today..Hate to say it..but in this series I've seen a drastic improvement in his batting,although we all know it's just his usual 'cow-lasher' batting. The Test series will further expose his weaknesses and most will revert to cussing the coach,captain and administration again. But for today..we will enjoy this victory and God willing a series clinching win on Sunday...
ReplyDeleteIf we are being brutally honest, Sammy didn't do anything special he did what is to be expected of him every match. It is the responsibility you get for having a little talent and entrusted with the added responsibility of leadership.
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