The CRICKET thread...

[~*Ashiee*~]

hrmmm
uneducated blabber from an obviously uninformed person
go look at some statistic before u talk
whatever
i will always be west indian
shame that allyuh have no faith

do u give up faith in god when life is rough?
do you give up in school when u get a bad grade?
do you give up on yur friends when something goes wrong?

the answer to these should be an obvious no, you pick yourself up and try harder
that is what we need
faith..... not condemnation
and that is what u r doing aka neo
have a little faith                    

[Aka_Neo]

ooooooo i have plenty faith in the lord and no one can take away that from me... and i dont give up on non of them things but i do know this i believe that the west indies team can win but they playing stupidness man they have to start back playing like if if walsh was there  man i mean they used to be ah very good team back in the days... and i am proud and happy to be a west indian.. and will always believe that they can win but all i know is jsu they better start back playing like the old team they were...

and a word of advice splits "One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched."                    

[~*Ashiee*~]

well all that will come in time
we cannot rush things
"rome was not built in a day"
the great wall of china took many mean and alot of labour
no one says it will be easy
but we have to just try to be as positive as we can                    

[Genicide]

ok rite  now westindies  slackin off  b cuz wen  dey bat relll gud
d bowlers not perfomin and wen dey bowl gud  d batsmen not performin so i tink dey hav tuh  wake up
or dey wud keep  dissapontin fans.....                    

[Aka_Neo]

wha they real disappointing meh boy yuh right bout that yes when they bowl good d bats men feel they have ah easy target to reach with no stress but when they go to bat is pressure in dey mc....the same with the bowlers vice verser... but i know that they could come back they could perform better than that dont loose hope....                    

[~*Ashiee*~]

be positive ppl
the negativity not going to help
only going to make it worse                    

[PapaSmurf]

exactly......if u can't say anything goood....don't say anything...

just leave cricket and go to football...GO T&T!!!                    

[~*Ashiee*~]

8 April 2004 21:31  
 
Tony Howard  
HOWARD CONFIDENT WINDIES WILL BOUNCE BACK
by CMC

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - West Indies manager Tony Howard expects his side to bounce back in the fourth and final cricket Test against England, starting at the Antigua Recreation Ground on Saturday.
West Indies are looking to avoid a 4-0 clean sweep after losing the previous three Tests at Sabina Park, Queen's Park Oval and Kensington Oval by comfortable margins.

"The mood in the camp is one of defiance," Howard said. "We have had several post game meetings with a view to devising a strategy to counteract the things that have happened in the first three games.

"So I suspect you will see a better standard of play from the West Indies team and certainly expect the boys to do one hundred percent better."

Howard said the confidence level was severely dented, after the third straight defeat in Barbados last Saturday, but it will be challenge to get back to a competitive level.

"Once you have been beaten three games in a row there is always going to be that area of doubt if one will," Howard said.

"But certainly there are certain mechanisms you can use. You need to get the team spirit back up. You need to get the guys working together and we have been doing a lot of that in the last couple of days. We had extensive net sessions.

"We have been doing a lot of in-house work trying to get the guys back up on a level they were a couple years ago," he added.

MENTAL TOUGHNESS

Howard feels mental toughness and technique in some of the players - which pundits say have been lacking - are two of the areas they have examined.
 
"(Technique) will certainly come into consideration with the results as they are, but the coach has been working on the techniques," he said.

"We went into the indoor nets at Cave Hill in Barbados for two days now and we worked on certain strategies to counteract what the English has been offering.

"As far as mental toughness is concerned, that's not an overnight thing. That is something one has to work on. You have to first of all get into the guys heads to find out where they are emotionally and then once you get there you can start looking at putting strategies back on stream."

Howard is calling on the players to put the past behind and look ahead.
 
"The results have gone," he said.

"You can't do anything about those. You can certainly focus on what is in front of you and the captain certainly is bent on doing a good job, and by and large the team is smiling again. There are coming to realisation you can only go up from here."

Howard said the motivation from the famous win against Australia last year when they were set a record 418 to win and achieved it should inspire the team.

"That's a hook line the guys have brought into this Test that we have been successful recently and if we look at our performances in Antigua it must be a happy hunting ground for the West Indies team, so that's something that also gives them confidence," he said.

West Indies have never been suffered a clean seep in a Test series on home soil.                    

[Computerman]

8 April 2004 21:31  
 
Tony Howard  
HOWARD CONFIDENT WINDIES WILL BOUNCE BACK
by CMC

West Indies have never been suffered a clean seep in a Test series on home soil.

There's a first time for everything!  :x  We shall see.

May the one days be more 'positive'!  Amen.                    

[Rommel]

forget westindian cricket

carigamers to craw......

but really the "team" has been a let down but Brian sounds like he has a resonable idea what to do
so let us give him a chance and wait and see................                    

[wesleigh]

i hope we go bust dem up in dis last test here yes :-x                    

[Genicide]

we go win in d one days                    

[~*Ashiee*~]

see what i tell allyuh about keeping faith we going good so far
i not going to talk too soon just report the info....

WEST INDIES V ENGLAND, FOURTH TEST, DAY ONE - Windies close on 208 for two
10 April 2004
Click here for scorecard

St John's, Antigua - West Indies closed day one of the fourth and final Cable & Wireless test against England on 208 for two.                    

[Genicide]

yuh was rite about keeping faith  but i hav seen
west indies  in positions like dis before.                    

[richjob]

MuahahahahahaROFL.

One bad session is all it takes, Split. I hope them fellas concentrate, but the 8 ball tells me "Signs do not look hopeful"                    

[richjob]

RALLY!


RALLY ROUND THE WEST INDIES


THE BOY BACK IN FORM!

THANK GOODNESS!                    

[richjob]

Match State: Lunch - Day 2

End of over 88 (1 run) West Indies 342/3
SJ Harmison 22-4-51-1 - Pavilion End
BC Lara 165* (225b 18x4) RL Powell 4* (14b)                    

[richjob]

200 NOT OUT!

Rally.....


Rally round he West Indies.                    

[wesleigh]

brian lara today prove he is a true boss                    

[coldstorm]

300 not out
tommorow going to smash he record