Super 8: 22nd Match England v West Indies

[King Pietersen]

If Napes doesn't replace Dimi in this game then I'm going to cry. Dimi's crap.

 

[Howsie]

Dimi was England?s unsung hero last night. His innings wasn't actually that bad when you think about it.

 

[King Pietersen]

Unsung hero? He stayed out there for 26 balls and made just 25 runs, which purely isn't acceptable in a T20. It was only made to look decent by Jadeja's awful effort. Napes is a better bowler as well. How he's not been given a game is beyond me.

 

[Howsie]

I was sort of being sarcastic in that 25 runs of 26 balls is pretty useless in T20, but in the context of the game in was a good innings.

 

[King Pietersen]

Not really. If we'd have been facing a side that could actually play the short ball, we'd have been hammered and his poor innings highlighted far more. He took up way too many balls for far too few runs. There is no way it could be considered a good innings. Napier should be picked ahead of him today.

 

[Will_NA]

Napier is not a better bowling option than Mascarenhas. Napier's bowling comes right onto the bat and Gayle would destroy him.

Mascarenhas' batting is confusing though. He was brought into this team to hit and the last time I remember him doing that was last year. Just tee off ffs!

 

[Howsie]

Not really. If we'd have been facing a side that could actually play the short ball, we'd have been hammered and his poor innings highlighted far more. He took up way too many balls for far too few runs. There is no way it could be considered a good innings. Napier should be picked ahead of him today.

I rate Napier's bowling in T20, but his batting is pretty meh.

 

[Themer]

About an hour to go, nervously excited by the prospect of this game, I see us loosing though despite us completely trouncing W.I. whilst they've been in England thus far.

 

[King Pietersen]

Napier is not a better bowling option than Mascarenhas. Napier's bowling comes right onto the bat and Gayle would destroy him.

Mascarenhas' batting is confusing though. He was brought into this team to hit and the last time I remember him doing that was last year. Just tee off ffs!

Napier's bowling is a FAR better option than Mascheranas's. Sure he'll come onto the bat quicker, but he's skiddy and deceptively quick. He's just a far better bowler than Dimi will ever be. Dimi's nothing more than a handy medium pacer with a decent slower ball and a few cutters, Napier's a proper bowler with an excellent OD and T20 record.

If coming onto the bat's a problem, shall we drop Broad, Sidebottom and Anderson as well then? Go in with a medium pace and spin attack? Colly and Dimi to open, Swann, Rashid and KP to bowl the rest of the overs......

 

[The_gas]

I have to admit i'd like to see Napes given a chance, Dimi hasn't really done much thus far. Its a shame we can't fit both of them into the side really.

Well, my prediction is a comfortable West Indies win.

 

[Ollie_H]

I'm gonna try Optimism for once! England to win by a comfortable margin. They are bored of playing us and if they have struggled to beat us so far over in England I don't see how this one game is gonna change the way they play. Bop to hit a 50.

 

[The_gas]

I'm gonna try Optimism for once! England to win by a comfortable margin.

NO

Look at Dan backing England to beat Netherlands?

Never, ever back England to win.

 

[Leicester Fox]

Gayle century today.

 

[The_gas]

Gayle century today.

That's more like it, rep for you. :cool:

 

[Leicester Fox]

We're batting. Colly is trying to show balls.
Will it pay off?
Will we score enough to allow Gayle to get century?