[quote author=timmyj51 link=topic=95901.msg620100#msg620100 date=1424362131]
Wispy deth kin teech how to kik duwn stumps....can he teech Rastas to kik round arse? ::yawn::
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The West Indies group, looking to regroup taking after their opening round whipping because of minnows Ireland in the ICC Cricket World Cup, touched base in Christchurch yesterday for their second round conflict against Pakistan which will be played on Saturday, at Hagley Oval.
Skipper Jason Holder's side, shocked by a horrifying four-wicket misfortune to Ireland at Nelson, will be trying to resuscitate their battle when they tackle the Pakistanis. West Indies have been scrutinized in numerous quarters for Monday's thrashing to Ireland and must now win matches to keep alive their shots of securing a spot in the quarter-finals stage.
The Caribbean group fallen to 87 for five preceding Lendl Simmons (102) and Darren Sammy (89) guided them to a sum of 304 for seven against Ireland.
"The West Indies, I don't see how they could ever believe that a little more than 300 runs that they would simply naturally win," demanded previous quick bowler Michael Holding, an individual from the West Indies side that won the 1979 World Cup. "They can't underestimate things. You ought to have the capacity to think for yourself, 'alright we got a sensible score yet regardless we have a battle staring us in the face despite everything we need to go out there and perform".
West Indies will be resting today and will just resume preparing tomorrow at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. They will likewise prepare on Friday in front of the critical conflict against Pakistan, who lost to the guarding World Cup champions India by 76 runs in their opening experience at the Adelaide Oval, in Australia.
It won't be the same for every match. Variables like weather could have a say in how the pitches play.
So far we've seen a few matches in which batting was tough earlier on, then the pitch flattened out and the bowlers struggled. But Dunedin certainly favoured the bowlers:
Scotland 142 (36.2 overs)
New Zealand 146/7 (24.5 overs)
The Kiwis scoring rate may have been good, but at the rate they were losing wickets, they might have struggled to chase a slightly bigger target.
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