The Tallawahs has once again found itself in a spot of bother for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Ramnaresh Sarwan, former Tallawahs’ batting coach, and this season’s assistant coach has withdrawn from the position, citing personal reasons. This latest move comes against the backdrop of Windies legend Chris Gayle’s criticism of Sarwan calling him “a snake,” “evil,” “wicked,” and […]
According to reports, Ramaal Lewis and Jermaine Blackwood are set to replace Andre McCarthy and Jeavor Royal in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the CPL’s 2020 season. McCarthy and Royal were excluded from the squad that left for Trinidad yesterday. Both players were said to be contacts of a positive COVID-19 case. Blackwood was a member of the Tallawahs squad, […]
”Some folks will say, ‘Oh, winning ain’t all!’ But I know it is all. At the end of the day, no one looks at the loser. So that is why we play to win.” — Sir Vivian Richards Broad to Blackwood, OUT! The Windies squad returned home without the Wisden Trophy and will remain with tag — Windies has not […]
Broad to Blackwood, OUT! Strangled down the leg side, 10 for Broad! His first since 2013, would you believe? England win by 269 runs and take the series 2-1. This was dug in halfway down the pitch. Blackwood shapes to pull, got a fair bit of bat on it – or maybe some glove – and Buttler took a sharp […]
West Indies: 1 Kraigg Brathwaite, 2 John Campbell, 3 Shai Hope, 4 Shamarh Brooks, 5 Roston Chase, 6 Jermaine Blackwood, 7 Shane Dowrich (wk), 8 Jason Holder, 9 Rahkeem Cornwall, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Shannon Gabriel “With the overhead conditions, there’s a little moisture in the surface and we’re going to try and make use of it,” said Captain Jason Holder. […]
Got to have kaya now Got to have kaya now Got to have kaya now For the rain is falling Kaya — Bob Marley West Indies won the first Test, credit to brilliant performances by Shannon Gabriel, Jermaine Blackwood, and skipper Jason Holder. However, in the second Test, Ben Stokes led an outstanding comeback against the Windies to give England a […]
Wake up and turn I loose Wake up and turn I loose Wake up and turn I loose For the rain is falling Got to have kaya now Got to have kaya now Got to have kaya now For the rain is falling Kaya — Bob Marley England 469/9d & 129/3d vs. Windies 287 & 198 England beat the West Indies […]
Former Windies fast bowler and current Sky Sports cricket commentator Michael Holding has lashed out against Jofra Archer, the English pace bowler. Archer violated the rules governing the bio-secure environment in which the current Test series is being played between England and the Windies. His behavior could have exposed other players to the COVID-19 disease and cost the England and […]
Three of Bangladeshi top players have opted out of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) this season. The players Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, and Mustafizur Rahman have turned down the opportunity to play because of the fear of the COVID-19. The players opined that it was not prudent to travel to the West Indies in what they termed “this difficult situation of […]
In one of his recent utterances in the press, Coach Phil Simmons lamented that though his team has performed well in the first Test by beating England to go one-up in the three-match Test Series, the batters, in general, have not stepped up to the plate. “The fact that we had two guys getting 60s and a couple of guys […]
