"It wasn't personal, Johnson bowled shite"

Gayle the diplomat

He didn't actually use those words though, did he?

Shoeshine wrote:He didn't actually use those words though, did he?

I never said he did

Chris Gayle makes me sick - I wonder if he ever scored a ton against Australia when they had decent bowlers.

A quick search reveals that no, he didn't.

Unsurprising from a cowlasher. It's a shame he didn't play in a time of no helmets where someone could knock the cock end's face off with a 95mph bouncer.

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Chris Gayle makes me sick - I wonder if he ever scored a ton against Australia when they had decent bowlers.

A quick search reveals that no, he didn't.

Unsurprising from a cowlasher. It's a shame he didn't play in a time of no helmets where someone could knock the cock end's face off with a 95mph bouncer.

Well I know he scored a 200 odd against an attack that featured Mc Grath and company ( a tour match )

I know he has a few tons against the Saffies as well as the English and he has scored a few runs in New Zealnd as well..

Gayle is a good player

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Chris Gayle makes me sick - I wonder if he ever scored a ton against Australia when they had decent bowlers.

A quick search reveals that no, he didn't.

Unsurprising from a cowlasher. It's a shame he didn't play in a time of no helmets where someone could knock the cock end's face off with a 95mph bouncer.

Yeah, thank god we have Alistair Cook opening.

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Chris Gayle makes me sick - I wonder if he ever scored a ton against Australia when they had decent bowlers.

A quick search reveals that no, he didn't.

Unsurprising from a cowlasher. It's a shame he didn't play in a time of no helmets where someone could knock the cock end's face off with a 95mph bouncer.

Ridiculously harsh tbh. He did score an 80 ball ton against Hoggard, Jones, Harmison and Flintoff. Gayle should be averaging 45 or more in test cricket given his talent and has therefore underachieved but he is one of the nicest guys in World Cricket who almost everyone gets on well with so to call him a cock end is just plane wrong. He is also one of the greatest openers in the history of ODI cricket.

What has he done to offend you may I ask? Is it his style of batting? His light hearted comments about test cricket? His body language?

Gayle is a legend. Not the ideal test opener, and I've always thought he should come in after Chanders at 5 or 6, but a brilliant player nonetheless.

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Chris Gayle makes me sick - I wonder if he ever scored a ton against Australia when they had decent bowlers.

A quick search reveals that no, he didn't.

Unsurprising from a cowlasher. It's a shame he didn't play in a time of no helmets where someone could knock the cock end's face off with a 95mph bouncer.

Harsh, unnecessary and way OTT, Auggie.
Gayle entertains and is one of the most dominating and destructive batsmen in the game today. Fact.
The good thing about watching a ball v bat contest involving him is that his cavalier approach always gives the bowler half
a chance ... but if he happens to be in the mood - the entire bowling analyses gets royally f**ked as Johnson found out.

As WIFAN says - he is also one helluva nice man to speak to ... so laid back he falls over but with always a generous word!
If only he was born in Birmingham or Brixton or Brighton ...

Hmmmm .... and we have Le Cheff..!

WIFAN wrote:He is also one of the greatest openers in the history of ODI cricket.

What's the Windies ATG ODI XI then?

Desi
Gayle
Viv

Then who?

Merlin wrote:Harsh, unnecessary and way OTT, Auggie.
Gayle entertains and is one of the most dominating and destructive batsmen in the game today. If only he was born in Birmingham or Brixton or Brighton ...

Aye, Crystal is much preferable to Chef.

LARA FFS.

Haynes
Gayle
IVAR
Lara
Marshall
Garner
Holding
Ambrose

probably set in stone.

Rob I wrote:

WIFAN wrote:He is also one of the greatest openers in the history of ODI cricket.

What's the Windies ATG ODI XI then?

Desi
Gayle
Viv

Then who?

Stuff that, I'd have Greenidge ahead of both Desi and Gayle.

G.Wood wrote:

Rob I wrote:

WIFAN wrote:He is also one of the greatest openers in the history of ODI cricket.

What's the Windies ATG ODI XI then?

Desi
Gayle
Viv

Then who?

Stuff that, I'd have Greenidge ahead of both Desi and Gayle.

If Greenidge is left out, is it still possible to claim him for England?

Ahead of Nick Knight and Ally Brown!!!!
Turn it up

Greenidge in today's batsman friendly game would be incredible. I could imagine him cutting 6 sixes in an over.

Of course, Viv would be something else.

doremi wrote:Haynes
Gayle
IVAR
Lara
Marshall
Garner
Holding
Ambrose

probably set in stone.

where is the rest ! Yet to come?

btw have we all forgotten Gus Logie.

JGK wrote:Greenidge in today's batsman friendly game would be incredible. I could imagine him cutting 6 sixes in an over.

.

You reckon he would have enjoyed facing Johnson then.

buckSH wrote:

doremi wrote:Haynes
Gayle
IVAR
Lara
Marshall
Garner
Holding
Ambrose

probably set in stone.

where is the rest ! Yet to come?

btw have we all forgotten Gus Logie.

The other 3 are mostly irrelevant - one keeper, two more batsmen and Roger Harper as 12th man.

Dujon as keeper

Clive Lloyd to captain them

Larry / Richie Rich / GG

and the big temptation to include a bloke on "potential" rather than results(a duck) ....G Sobers

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Chris Gayle makes me sick - I wonder if he ever scored a ton against Australia when they had decent bowlers.

A quick search reveals that no, he didn't.

Unsurprising from a cowlasher. It's a shame he didn't play in a time of no helmets where someone could knock the cock end's face off with a 95mph bouncer.

Word.

Invader Zim wrote:

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Chris Gayle makes me sick - I wonder if he ever scored a ton against Australia when they had decent bowlers.

A quick search reveals that no, he didn't.

Unsurprising from a cowlasher. It's a shame he didn't play in a time of no helmets where someone could knock the cock end's face off with a 95mph bouncer.

Word.

Phurt................

I don't think Gayle is much chop as a captain tactics wise, but the players seem to like him and like playing for him. For the Windies I would guess that is more important than any tactical acumen.

G.Wood wrote:I don't think Gayle is much chop as a captain tactics wise, but the players seem to like him and like playing for him. For the Windies I would guess that is more important than any tactical acumen.

Clive Lloyd wrote:

The bloke with the gloves and pads on ....you go and stand along way back behind the stumps ...one of you other blokes go down the other end and bowl fast ...the rest of you go stand in the slips

Even Punter could have captained the Windies