West Indies v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Port of Spain, 6-10 June, 2018

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Shai Hope just dismissed to hand the advantage to the Lankans.

WI 4-134.

I had no idea this series was even happening... presumably 2 Tests?

Noddy batting 7, that’s a long tail.

6-246 is OK for the Windies.

Windies on fire!

Dowrich's second Test ton, and the West Indies "tail" did better than the 'batsmen', again.

Yeah, stunning effort by Dowrich and the tail.

Then the bowlers rammed home the advantage.

So the Ganjas are effectively 4-362. Shirley they can wrap this one up from here, espesh with the other KP on the rampage.

Sri Lanka takes all 3 possible results into the last day.


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Looking at the WI XI, is is too fanciful to think that (apart from the useless 36 year old Devon Smith, a proven failure over 12-13 years now) they're slowly putting a decent side together?

Brathwaite, Shai Hope, Holder, and Chase are all averaging 30+ with the bat, and the first 3 at least are still 'growing'.  Holder is squarely at all-rounder and captaincy level, batting 6-7, not a main bowler, though he bowls good tight spells.  Dowrich seems to be a solid, stick-around keeper, capable of averaging high 20's low 30's, and batting 7.  Powell is unpredictable but could be the long term solution at 3, with Hope at 4 and Chase at 5.  Where's that second opener coming from? Smith clearly isn't the solution on his 12 years of accumulated performance (cue a double century in the next Test!!).  Bowers seem reasonably settled with Bishoo, Roach, Gabriel, and AN Other (plus Holder and Chase).

Isn't Carlos Brathwaite the missing batting all-rounder, whose batting could be good enough if only he worked at it?  Where's Jerome Taylor at?

Lanka making a good fist of their 2nd innings.

lardbucket wrote:Sri Lanka takes all 3 possible results into the last day.


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Al 4 surely.

true

Ganjas crash through the Lankans before Lunch on Day 5 for a good win.

Well done them.

It's good to see a Windies win.

lardbucket wrote:It's good to see a Windies win.

Terrific result.

Always good to see a Windies win.