Picture of the week
Richie Firth from the Christian O’Connell Breakfast show on
Absolute Radio was locked out by his Dad so went and joined him for a bit of
cricket at the Oval
The big match
So the big match this week is the first test of the summer,
England vs West Indies at Lords. After a difficult winter, England have to win
this series to stay as the number 1 test team in the world. Jonny Bairstow
looks set to make his test debut at number 6, a position England have struggled
to fill for the long term since the Flintoff days.
It’ll be tough for a young West Indian team in England, the
hosts should win the first test, not by an innings though.
Who's hot, who's not
In Focus: Kemar Roach
If there’s a West
Indian bowler capable of causing England problems this summer, then 23 year old
Roach is most likely to be the man to do it. Untypically short for a fast
bowler, he is capable of bowling speeds in excess of 90 mph. In the 2011 World Cup
he took a hat-trick against the Netherlands and will surely feature in the
Windies plans for the Twenty20 World Championship in the autumn.
Video of the week
This week’s video comes from the
commentary legend that is Danny Morrison
My Twenty20 XI-Openers
Over the coming weeks I’m going to
be compiling a t20 XI, starting with the openers. Any player is legible as long
as they are currently playing a form of t20 cricket.
Virender Sehwag – Still going strong in the IPL
Chris Gayle – Obviously
Brendon McCullum – Big hitting
Wicketkeeper
Marcus Trescothick – Still class for Somerset
Openers will be announced in the
next post.
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