Comments: 24 

Posted by delboy on (November 03 2009, 10:32 AM GMT)

I almost concur with x-factor's selection (Test matches only) however, Since the squad has now shown that Simmons will be left out; with one eye on the future and the other on caution. I would either stick to the tried and tested MORTON in place of an older Dowlin or better still have Darren Bravo warming the benches and room-mating with his brother Dwayne. I would be also tempted to leave Benn to improve on his fielding and running between the wickets in preference of Mohammed in the knowledge that I'd expect Sarwan, Gayle, Miller and possibly Nash to support the 'pace batery'. Gayle and Barath should be a good opening foil. It should serve as the ideal vehicle to help Gayle rein in his stroke-play and lead by example. Barath (Darren Ganga) opening pair is inexperienced and a recipe for disaster. It should be borne in mind WI's plans are not those of the Austrailians or their opposition for that matter.

Posted by samina250 on (November 02 2009, 18:15 PM GMT)

i think this is good for windies cricket squad for australia series must be this-- gayle ganga sarwan chanderpaul bravo ramdin taylor edwards suleman benn kiemar roach devon smith adrain barath lendl simmons powell best of luck for windies in australia cheers

Posted by valdez on (November 02 2009, 17:56 PM GMT)

the position of captain of the west indies team is very difficult and complex, one must command the respect and admiration of all players from different islands, many captains in the past have been frustrated by the lack of commitment and attitude from variious players not wanting to perform at his best under a particular captain. To me the only true leader we ever had was the great sir frank worrell. everyplayer wanted to perform and give 100 per cent for sir frank, he was a very special man , knew how to communicate and was one of the boys, didnt act aloof so everyone loved him. Clive lloyd was a good captain but he had the best team in the world do his job was fairly simple, sir vivian richards was a no nonsense type of guy that didnt accept mediocrity, you either perform or leave the field. gayle has a more laid back approach. i would like to see sherwin ganga on the west indies team

Posted by RickMD on (November 02 2009, 17:47 PM GMT)

I think it's wise to appoint Chris as captain. My concern is that whom ever they pick as the team is that they would need to get match practise as a team. I believe it was obvious that the success of the T&T team in the IPL 20/20 was because of the cohesiveness of the team. What will happen to the WI "2nd string team"? Will they be given an opporunity to make it on the team?

Posted by stefanbrasse on (November 02 2009, 17:02 PM GMT)

Test Squad: C. Gayle [captain], A. Barath, Darren Bravo [Openers]; R. Sarwan, N. Deonarine, S. Chanderpaul, B. Nash [Middle-Order]; Dwayne Bravo, D. Ramdin, J. Taylor [Lower Order] D. Mohammed, F. Edwards, D. Sammy, S. Benn, K. Roach. My first team! C. Gayle, Darren Bravo, R. Sarwan, N. Deonarine, S. Chanderpaul, B. Nash, Dwayne Bravo, D. Ramdin, J. Taylor, D. Mohammed, F. Edwards I think its a great team this!

Posted by westindiescricketer on (November 02 2009, 16:53 PM GMT)

Appointing Gayle as WI captain is a horrible move. He does not know the game. He is learning on the job and he was never even considered for his captain of his respected island team til the WI board appointed him captain because it would look bad if the WI captain wasn't even captain of his own domestic side. The West Indies domestic season is not like other countries. The schedule is four matches and you cannot argue that he can't captain because he has to play international cricket b/c the domestic sch and WI sch are not clashing at the present moment. Ramnaresh Sarwan would have been the better pick for captain begin and end! Test XI: Gayle, Barath, Sarwan, Deonarine, Chanderpaul, Nash, Ramdin, Taylor, Edwards, Permaul, Roach (Roach/Barath/Deonarine will have growing pains but you need to stick with them bc the jump from WI domestic to international is huge) ODI XI: Gayle, Simmons, Sarwan, Chanderpaul, Deonarine, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Ramdin,Taylor, Edwards, Rampaul

Posted by WestIndiesCricket.ORG on (November 02 2009, 16:52 PM GMT)

It is rightly so that Gayle should remain captain. Although Ganga is relatively well spoken and has a sound head, he must perform at the international level to be even considered to be in the team, much less as its captain. Shiv game up the captaincy because he saw his batting (which he certainly cherishes more) beginning to suffer. It was not his fault as the side was not pulling its weight and that made the notches in the 'L' column much more unbearable for a captain. But Shiv did the right thing to gave it up and restore his place as world class batsman. Ganga has not made that move as yet to be selected and Gayle, although I do not think he is consistent enough to be a test batsman, is probably the only other person other than Sarwan to lead the team. But with the captaincy on his shoulders, he also did not cope well. One thing we need to remember, with this current WI line up in the past 7 years, whomever the captain is must not let losing be an issue which affects their game.

Posted by STOPPER on (November 02 2009, 16:02 PM GMT)

it should be gayle,barath,simmons,sarwan,shiv,dwayne,darren b,ramdin,edwards,taylor,rampaul,tonge,mohammed,nash and deonarine. a good 11 to start with gayle,barath,sarwan,shiv,simmons,dwayne,ramdin,deonarine,rampaul.edwards,taylor,deonarine in for extra batting it its a turning pitch mohammed to play.

Posted by phoenix_29 on (November 02 2009, 15:58 PM GMT)

Does ICC have some rule of 15 players on tour....with this kind of BIZARRE scheduling,the limit should be taken up to 20-22 players on tour making Australia play some non-stop cricket since the ASHES,no doubt that they have so many front line players injured.

Posted by stabba on (November 02 2009, 15:28 PM GMT)

Otherwise from being captain,you should be able to bat bowl or keep.Ganga cant do any one of those