Story West Indies International Season: (Current - SA tour of WI)

[The Champ]

TIME FOR DIGICEL NEWS FROM AROUND PLANET CRICKET.


PLANET TIMES

First newsletter from PlanetCricket has been released and here is the link to it


INDIA HOST SRILANKA - 5 ODI's

India have won the first of the 5 odi's by 4 runs against Sri Lanka at Kolkatta


SOUTH AFRICA HOST ENGLAND - STANDARD BANK ODI's

South Africa need 239 runs to win the 5th odi against England at East London.


AUS INTERNATIONAL SEASON, AUS TOUR ZIM

Australia 231-5 at tea on day 4 against Zim at Harare, Ponting hits a magnificant ton.


SOUTHAFRICA ODI SERIES

India have been bowled out for 165 in 32 overs against SA and there is crowd riot in Johannesburg following India's dismal show.

 

[faraz haider]

waiting for match starts.

 

[The Champ]

WELCOME U ALL BACK FOR THE THIRD DIGICEL TEST MATCH​

This third test sponsored by DIGICEL is Live and Exclusive only on Sky Sports​

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[The Champ]

PRE-MATCH SHOW WITH OUR COMMENTATORS, ( Including Pitch Report, Weather Report, Team Line up and of-course the Crucial Toss)

TONY COZIER:

Well i welcome u all back to this exciting series and for the fourth Digicel test match here at Guyana. We have new commentator who has come all the way from England for this series. I welcome Bob Willis.


BOB WILLIS:

Well thanks Tony very happy to be here amidst u all for this exciting series. Hope we once again get a cracker of a match.

TONY COZIER:

Well the big news today is that Mark Richardson has announced his retirement and will not be playing anymore. Cairns too has suffered a harmstring injury and will not play this match.

BOB WILLIS:

Its a big set back for NZ and Cairns was in such a good form, I wish Richardson all the best for his future.

TONY COZIER:

Well there is likely to be many changes in the lineups of Both the teams.

 

[The Champ]

WEATHER REPORT

MARTIN CROWE:

Well its a lovely day here in Guyana, the temperatures r likely to be in the early thirties and humidity is abt 60%.

Perfect day for cricket, back to u Tony Cozier

 

[The Champ]

PITCH REPORT


TONY COZIER:

Well lets join Michael Holding for the Pitch report. Michael Holding is down there in the ground with camera man

MICHAEL HOLDING:

"Well Good Morning everbody, I love this wicket over here mates, It looks hard and bouncy with a nice tinge of grass cover at one end, and on the other there is some cracks which may come into picture later, Hope to see the captain winning the toss to bat first".

 

[The Champ]

CRUCIAL TOSS COMING UP FOR THE FOURTH TEST.


TONY COZIER:


Well the all important toss is going to take place and Lets join Bob Willis down with the 2 captains and Match Refree Gundappa Viswanath.

BOB WILLIS:

Well here I am with the two captains, and Match Refree, Stephen Fleming is going to toss the coin and Lara has called heads. And heads it is.

Well Brian whats ur decision.

BRIAN LARA:

Well Bob looks a good hard pitch and we would like to put the runs on the board. The r changes to the team, Jacobs isnt feeling well and Baugh will take the field.

STEPHEN FLEMING:

Ya I would have loved to win that, but anyway we have to do our duty, and I hope the boys stick it out there. There r many changes to the sides.

 

[The Champ]

TEAM LINEUP

TONY COZIER

Well there is lots of changes to both sides from the one that played so far.
Here is the Team Line up.

 

[The Champ]

TONY COZIER:

Well it should be a cracker and I think we should see a full house today.

BOB WILLIS:

Well Tony I too believe that absence of Cairns is a big set back and hope NZ does well.

TONY COZIER:

Well u r right Bob, anyway lets see what happens next, well viewers the players are out there at the centre and lets join our commentators, starting up first Michael Holding and Martin Crowe

 

[jazz]

good luck

should be a cracking test

west indes will be giving it their all to draw

 

[The Champ]

Well its been a action packed first over bowled by Bond with gayle hitting two fours and WI were off to a flier.

Jacob Oram Shared the new ball in the absence of Cairns and bowled a tight over.

 

[The Champ]

Bond came back well for the next over and beat Gayle comprehensively only to see the slip fielders leaving them. WI are 24-0

 

[littlegenius90]

woh gayle better make good use of his lives

 

[MWaugh]

Cairns will be missed

A very lucky start by gayle. Besides lara, i feel gayle is probably the man that can swing a match for the windies. Loosing cairns will hurt New Zealand as he is such a quality batsman and a front line strike bowler. The west indies still dont appear to have a top quality seamer which will make it just that bit harder to knock over the new zealand batting order. Hopefully fleming will again make some runs to ensure the match is tight. My vote is still with the west indies here.

Great story thread champ. You continue to impress, and i continue to try and keep up with your standards in my story.

 

[m_vaughan]

A very lucky start by gayle. Besides lara, i feel gayle is probably the man that can swing a match for the windies. Loosing cairns will hurt New Zealand as he is such a quality batsman and a front line strike bowler. The west indies still dont appear to have a top quality seamer which will make it just that bit harder to knock over the new zealand batting order. Hopefully fleming will again make some runs to ensure the match is tight. My vote is still with the west indies here.

Great story thread champ. You continue to impress, and i continue to try and keep up with your standards in my story.

I agree.

Also good start by WI despite all those slip changes that went begging.