Results for tag: West Indies
Posted by:
mvaughan
on May 25, 2012 at 07:49:56 AM
In the end the West Indies put in a far more spirited and disciplined performance than many would have expected in the First Test. If the tail had added 30 or 40 more runs; if Kemar Roach had dismissed Ian Bell or Alastair Cook early on day five...who knows?
But that may well have been Darren Sammy's best chance of avoiding a whitewash for his side. England let them back into the game on day four and I'm not too sure that's going to happen again. In Roach, the Windies have a classy speed merchant, a genuine threat with the new ball. And in Shivnarine Chanderpaul an outstanding batsman in all conditions who virtually guarantees the side runs. That's why he's the number one ranked Test batsman in the world. But beyond that there aren't really any outstanding performers. The other bowlers...
Posted by:
mvaughan
on May 17, 2012 at 08:52:14 AM
After a pretty disappointing winter in the UAE and Sri Lanka which included a whitewash and a hard-fought drawn series, England are back on home soil.
And we all know what that means - James Anderson, Stuart Broad and co. swinging the ball all over the shop and opposition batsmen edging the ball time and again into the grateful hands of Andrew Strauss and Graeme Swann in the slips. Well, that's the plan anyway.
A lot has been said about what went wrong during the winter so we won't go over all that again. Suffice to say this is a wonderful opportunity for England to whitewash an inexperienced West Indies side in their favoured conditions. Of the Windies' likely top seven, only Shivnarine Chanderpaul has experience of playing over here before. The little left-hander will be the key...