Topic: 2nd Test: West Indies v Pakistan at Basseterre (Read 10060 times)

The Chairman · « **on:** 05/16/2011, 09:54 PM »

let the discussion begin

Wickets · « **Reply #1 on:** 05/16/2011, 10:27 PM »

Just had a cricket discussion on television. Sammy was being interviewed over the telephone and he said the management have instructed the groundsmen in St.Kitts to prepare a pitch to help the fast bowlers.

The Chairman · « **Reply #2 on:** 05/16/2011, 10:32 PM »

but do they know how?

Wickets · « **Reply #3 on:** 05/16/2011, 10:40 PM »

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It's an interesting story, actually, about the groundsman who demanded a dead pitch. Word has it that pitch was tortured, beaten, stabbed, shot multiple times, doused in acid and set upon by rabid dogs - long after its corpse had ceased to twitch.

When it was finally delivered - obviously lifeless - to the groundsman, he nonetheless double-tapped two rounds into its head with a .45, just to be sure.

It's quite possibly the deadest cricket pitch in history. Dead, deader, the deadest.

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The Chairman · « **Reply #4 on:** 05/16/2011, 10:48 PM »

dont make a pitch for umar gul

ketchim · « **Reply #5 on:** 05/17/2011, 12:09 AM »

Pace Like Fiyah !!

The Chairman · « **Reply #6 on:** 05/17/2011, 12:13 AM »

does edwards or samuels find a place in this match

ketchim · « **Reply #7 on:** 05/17/2011, 12:29 AM »

All I man have to say :

Series DRAW ........

depends on de groundmen

prappafix · « **Reply #8 on:** 05/17/2011, 01:56 AM »

in my mind the guyana groundsman did a good job. he made sure to expose the weakness of the windies batsmen

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a bouncy pitch would be nice, i can see ravi, fidel and gul having a good match if thats the case.

anyone know what the weather may be like?

The Captain · « **Reply #9 on:** 05/17/2011, 05:00 PM »

lets hope t he umpires finger has not recovered

The Captain · « **Reply #10 on:** 05/17/2011, 06:16 PM »

14 players travel to St Kitts in preparation for 2nd Digicel TestSubmitted by Imran Khan on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 21:43 Basseterre, St Kitts – The following 14 players have travelled to St Kitts in preparation for the Second Digicel Test starting on Friday May 20th at Warner Park.
Darren Sammy, Brendan Nash, Carlton Baugh, Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shiv Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Lendl Simmons, Devon Smith.
The 13 man squad for the Second Digicel Test will be announced on Thursday, May 19th.
The West Indies practice sessions will be at 9am on Wednesday May 18th and Thursday May 19th at Warner Park.
Darren Sammy will host a pre-match press conference at 11am on Thursday May 19th at the Warner Park Media Center.

The Chairman · « **Reply #11 on:** 05/17/2011, 07:28 PM »

can braithwaite be hafeezed?

FireofTheWindies · « **Reply #12 on:** 05/17/2011, 08:16 PM »

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Devon Smith.

The Chairman · « **Reply #13 on:** 05/17/2011, 09:00 PM »

Wipa hails selection policy

<p class="rteleft">Players union WIPA said yesterday West Indies’ first Test win over Pakistan emphasised the need for experience and youth in the team selection policy. West Indies defeated Pakistan by 40 runs at the National Stadium at Providence on Sunday, to win their first Test in over two years.</p>
<p class="rteleft">“The victory proves that a judicious mix of experience and youth will always work for us,” WIPA chief executive Dinanath Ramnarine noted. West Indies started with ...

http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2011/05/17/wipa-hails-selection-policy

Kwami · « **Reply #14 on:** 05/18/2011, 12:26 AM »

the three players who will be left out are sarwan , edwards and smith

The Chairman · « **Reply #15 on:** 05/18/2011, 03:00 AM »

Gibson hails Windies spirit

<p class="rteleft">Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, hailed the team spirit and character his side showed in winning the opening Test against Pakistan by 40 runs to secure their first success in more than two years. It ended a 17-match wait for a Test victory having last won when they overcame England at Sabina Park in 2009, a side which Gibson was bowling coach of at the time, and gave some much-needed respite to the ...

http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2011/05/18/gibson-hails-windies-spirit

yorker · « **Reply #16 on:** 05/18/2011, 07:32 AM »

smith travelled with the team....this guy has some confidence

The Captain · « **Reply #17 on:** 05/18/2011, 09:10 AM »

they guy have some nerves

pdash · « **Reply #18 on:** 05/18/2011, 10:27 AM »

Smith travelled with the team, but he won't be playing. Look for Braithwaite to open with Simmons and Samuels to replace Sarwan. I think Roach will still start over Fidel. But, if Roach has a bad game, then Edwards will come in for Roach during the India series.

ketchim · « **Reply #19 on:** 05/18/2011, 11:48 AM »

dem chaps shouldda throw he off de Boat ...

Toss · « **Reply #20 on:** 05/18/2011, 11:50 AM »

Quote from: ketchim on 05/18/2011, 11:48 AM

dem chaps shouldda throw he off de Boat ...

They tried but Sammy say "leave yuh hands offa him". If its one small islander getting drop after this series..it has to be Smith.

The Chairman · « **Reply #21 on:** 05/18/2011, 09:00 PM »

Nash hopes for more St Kitts success

Brendan Nash, the West Indies vice-captain, is hoping that a return to St Kitts will bring him another big score as his side aims to wrap up the series against Pakistan

http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/515739.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

The Chairman · « **Reply #22 on:** 05/18/2011, 10:27 PM »

Basseterre, St Kitts – The West Indies arrived in St Kitts on Tuesday evening and hit the field Wednesday morning for a full training session as they prepare for the Second Digicel Test against Pakistan.
The Windies looked a very confident unit as they went through their paces at Warner Park. The home boys are buoyed by the hard-fought 40-run win in the First Digicel Test at the Guyana National Stadium.
Vice Captain Brendan Nash joined his team-mates in the nets and after the three-hour session, the left-hander said he was eagerly looking forward to the match, which bowls off on Friday.
First ball is 10 am (9 am Jamaica Time).
Last year Nash made his highest Test match score (114) at Warner Park when the Windies played to a draw against South Africa. The 33-year-old has great memories of the ground and will aim for a repeat performance as the West Indies look to win the two-match rubber.
“Last year when we played here we got a really good batting surface and I managed to get a good century, which was my second century for the West Indies. We were outplayed by the South Africans in the first match in Trinidad, but we rebounded to get what you could say was a fighting draw here in St Kitts. I felt I batted really well, adding some valuable runs with Shiv (Chanderpaul), who also got a good century. Shiv and I put on a very good partnership. There were quite a few runs scored in that match and it was good the way we responded.”
Nash added: “Coming back here again this year I will be looking for another big score for the team. I didn’t get many in Guyana so I know I will be looking to make a greater contribution in this match. We did some really good things in Guyana and we will be looking to do well again here. The bowlers were exceptional. Sammy led from the front and the others followed. Ravi got some great wickets for us and Bishoo was also very good in his first match.”
“I rate the performance of the team very high. From a team point of view it as very pleasing. It was a great effort. The lower order runs were the key and Shiv did a great job with the lower order to get us to the position we eventually got. We will go into this match with some confidence following what we did in Guyana. We all have the support of each other and we will be looking for another positive result.”

The Chairman · « **Reply #23 on:** 05/18/2011, 10:38 PM »

bat first and put 500 and place pakistan under pressure

Kwaku · « **Reply #24 on:** 05/18/2011, 10:40 PM »

He looked very ordinary on a turning pitch in gy.

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