Why are the West Indies so shit?

Snoeker

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Having to watch them in the current test series has not been very entertaining. No guts. And it sure makes legends like Colin Croft look dumb if after almost every bloody session in the filed they have to carp on about indisciplined bowling and fielding.
Have they (the current team) no pride?

Having said that, we'd take Lara any day.
 
After looking like they might save the test by going a full session without losing a wicket, now lost 3 for 5 runs.
 
Those bowlers of theirs would bowl first and second change at my local club.
 
No bowling attack to back up a talented and improving batting line-up.

Colin Croft is no legend btw
 
Snoeker said:
Having to watch them in the current test series has not been very entertaining. No guts. And it sure makes legends like Colin Croft look dumb if after almost every bloody session in the filed they have to carp on about indisciplined bowling and fielding.
Have they (the current team) no pride?

Having said that, we'd take Lara any day.
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without lara they would lose to kenya
 
Shaolin said:
No bowling attack to back up a talented and improving batting line-up.

Colin Croft is no legend btw
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27 games 125 wickets 8/29 best 23.30 avg 3 fivers

Would make him one in the current setup.
 
crappycraperson said:
without lara they would lose to kenya
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They've lost to Kenya WITH lara. Klusner is back for the ODI's, if he gets going things could get ugly.
 
I'll let the figures speak for themselves.

South Africa innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
*GC Smith b Hurley 53 106 74 6 0
HH Gibbs b Collymore 10 40 26 1 0
RJ Peterson run out (Gayle) 21 25 30 1 1
JH Kallis not out 109 136 94 6 5
HH Dippenaar c Chanderpaul b Drakes 1 5 4 0 0
JA Rudolph not out 61 92 76 7 0
Extras (lb 3, w 1, nb 4) 8
Total (4 wickets, 50 overs, 203 mins) 263

FoW: 1-32 (Gibbs, 9.1 ov), 2-64 (Peterson, 15.2 ov),
3-100 (Smith, 25.3 ov), 4-101 (Dippenaar, 26.2 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Dillon 8 2 40 0
Collymore 10 1 47 1
Gayle 9 0 46 0 (2nb)
Hurley 10 1 39 1
Drakes 10 1 64 1 (2nb)
Powell 3 0 24 0 (1w)

West Indies innings (target: 264 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
CH Gayle c Smith b Pollock 4 18 15 1 0
S Chanderpaul c Rudolph b Nel 14 51 34 2 0
*BC Lara lbw b Nel 2 22 16 0 0
RR Sarwan lbw b Ntini 5 38 12 1 0
RL Powell c Boucher b Klusener 12 12 9 1 1
DR Smith c Boucher b Klusener 1 11 8 0 0
+RD Jacobs not out 6 41 17 0 0
RO Hurley c Kallis b Klusener 2 7 7 0 0
VC Drakes c Smith b Ntini 1 15 15 0 0
M Dillon c Boucher b Ntini 1 8 5 0 0
CD Collymore run out (Gibbs/Boucher) 0 5 3 0 0
Extras (lb 3, w 2, nb 1) 6
Total (all out, 23.2 overs, 117 mins) 54

FoW: 1-10 (Gayle, 4.4 ov), 2-16 (Lara, 9.5 ov),
3-21 (Chanderpaul, 11.4 ov), 4-38 (Powell, 13.4 ov),
5-40 (Smith, 15.3 ov), 6-40 (Sarwan, 16.1 ov),
7-43 (Hurley, 17.3 ov), 8-49 (Drakes, 20.5 ov),
9-53 (Dillon, 22.4 ov), 10-54 (Collymore, 23.2 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Pollock 6 2 9 1
Nel 6 1 18 2 (2w)
Ntini 6 1 15 3
Klusener 5.2 2 9 3 (1nb)
 
GiggsysGirl said:
our tour of the WI coincides with my spring break. might cash in my air miles and head down there! whose coming with me?
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The drinks and atmosphere will be good. The opposition and their pitches will be shit.
 
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