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Keemo Paul in for Jason Holder.

mikesiva wrote:Keemo Paul in for Jason Holder.

Keemo Paul – The Next Bravo? – Exclusive Interview (September 2015)



The current Dwayne Bravo

England batted much better on the first day of the final Test match in St Lucia. Paul took two wickets, and there was one each for Gabriel and Joseph, as England made 231-4. Stokes and Buttler hit unbeaten 60s.

Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler give England fans something to cheer in third Test

Ben Stokes: ‘I didn’t take my pads off, I was just sat in my chair’



Big Hitting Ben Stokes (Right)

West Indies vs England, 3rd Test, Day 1 Highlights

England 277 all out.

Roach 4-48
Gabriel 2-49
Joseph 2-61
Paul 2-58

I know this is a dead rubber, and that we've already regained the Wisden Trophy, but this poor batting performance shows that we still have some mountains to climb....

West Indies 154 all out

Kraigg 12
Campbell 41
Shai 1
Bravo 6
Chase 0
Hetmyer 8
Dowrich 38

"The half an hour before tea produced one of those “Oh, my!” moments. During that time Mark Wood bowled a succession of deliveries in excess of 90mph, including the fastest ball of the series at 94.8mph. In 19 balls he took the wickets of three startled West Indies batsmen and transformed the match ..."

Mark Wood’s pace puts England in control against West Indies

Mark Wood breaches helmet-raising speeds in England's fastest spell to turn the Test in tourists' favour



Pace like fyah ... from an English bowler!



West Indies vs England, 3rd Test, Day 2 Highlights

The last time the West Indies were on this side of a dead rubber was 1994, apparently.

That might account for the lacklustre performance in this match....

England 325-4

Root 111*

Our much-vaunted four-prong pace attack has taken one wicket each.

Injury concerns to Keemo Paul and Darren Bravo.

Almost like this website?

"Twenty20 and one-day cricket is vibrant in the Caribbean. Matches take place at work-friendly times in the evening and the post-match party at the Caribbean Premier League attracts non-cricket fans too. It is a place to have fun.

But Test cricket is left to stand on its own feet, with no effort put in to persuade a new generation of supporters to give it a try. There has not been one poster advertising the cricket on any of the islands visited on this tour ..."

Even a winning West Indies team can't draw home crowds to St Lucia as Test cricket left to fend for itself

Joe Root leads the way as England batsmen finally come to the party

West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel warned over foul language as tempers flare in third Test in St Lucia

Tempers boil over as Shannon Gabriel warned about using abusive language towards England captain Joe Root

Shannon Gabriel 'might regret' on-field comments, says Joe Root

England don't like facing Shannon Gabriel: Stuart Law

The England cricket team's other 'Gay 'rights'' campaigner



West Indies vs England, 3rd Test, Day 3 Highlights