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Originally Posted by Ninjaman  Of the talent we actually do have Hinds was one of the better ones.
I notice you were recently promoting Ganga (who is inferior) as a batsman.
Seeing as you yourself just admit you don't know where this Test class talent is, then what is the point of throwing out the baby with the bathwater?
Test class talent is created and nurtured from youngsters with cricketing talent (of which Hinds used to be one).
It doesn't grow on a tree.
Hinds was messed around by selectors whilst inferior players like Morton have been allowed to perform to an even lower standard. Hinds, at least inconsistently, showed he could perform at that level.
It is funny though that you say, "the faster we get rid of them and replace them with test-class talent, the better".
I thought you didn't support WI anymore?  |
Ninjaman mentions talent not growing on trees - well, in the West Indies we get as close to that as possible, because most, if not all, of the greats received little or no formal coaching.
Call me one who lives in the past, but these fellas who represent the WI have no
test talent - except for Chanderpaul, of course. He is the only one who would have got a look-in on WI teams of the past.
I mention 'we' because I was born in, and live in the West Indies - but I support good cricket - which the West Indies does not play. When ever they win a match - it is because the other side played badly and not because the WI played well.
As for Ganga - he demonstrated outstanding potential when he scored centuries in consecutive tests against Australia of all people, and I believe the environment of a bunch of losers like the West Indian team has done much harm to his confidence and ability. Not having close contact with him and his team, it is difficult to ascertain this as a fact.
Not only is the West Indies team a bunch of losers - the WICBC has a lot to answer for - they have a village and curry-favour mentality in their approach to the administration of the game in the region. They demonstrate the typical West Indian attitude of picking men based more on 'one of the boys' qualifications than pure merit.
I am completely fedup of all this damned nonsense and have no interest in watching the West Indies play; and if a two tiered system should be introduced in tests, the WI may have to take their place in the second rung.