“What have you picked up on that has been the disconnect, from a player’s perspective… that has prevented them from maybe playing red-ball cricket more extensively?”
A superbly written article Steph! Well done ☺️ I didn’t know Romario had said he’d be interested in playing test cricket. Based on that alone it’s perhaps worth calling him up to the A-team to have a look at him. You outlined some of his deficiencies regarding line and length, on which I agree with you. However, he has shown the willingness to work on his craft and improve. So if (like you said) he’s given time to focus on getting better, it’s possible he could manage to become more consistent.
We’re short in all areas, but one thing I haven’t heard much talk about is the eventual successor to Jason Holder. The batting lineup seems to be on the verge of an overhaul. Seales, Shamar, Warrican, and Motie will do their bit bowling wise. But nothing about Holder’s replacement. I feel Greaves is a backup option at best. So it’s time we looked further afield IMO. Romario is right there and wants to play. So it’s worth a gamble
Honestly- we might have to make Holder pull a Jimmy Anderson and play until he's 40. The top red-ball pacing all-rounders in the region (in no order) are probably Springer, Greaves, Forde, and maybe one or two other names. Some uncle might through Odean Smith into that list based on his Jamaican performances. None of those, right now at least, are anywhere close to being fitting Holder replacements.
Romario is there and given the shallow talent pool, I think should be in consideration. Maybe he's not a top pick but could be someone Sammy calls and says "Hey I'm giving you some resources, you have 6 months-1 year to get yourself test-ready for me." He could be a decent bandaid to hold us through until the Academy produces someone worth taking up the role.
So much of the future of CWI hinges on the Academy.
A superbly written article Steph! Well done ☺️ I didn’t know Romario had said he’d be interested in playing test cricket. Based on that alone it’s perhaps worth calling him up to the A-team to have a look at him. You outlined some of his deficiencies regarding line and length, on which I agree with you. However, he has shown the willingness to work on his craft and improve. So if (like you said) he’s given time to focus on getting better, it’s possible he could manage to become more consistent.
We’re short in all areas, but one thing I haven’t heard much talk about is the eventual successor to Jason Holder. The batting lineup seems to be on the verge of an overhaul. Seales, Shamar, Warrican, and Motie will do their bit bowling wise. But nothing about Holder’s replacement. I feel Greaves is a backup option at best. So it’s time we looked further afield IMO. Romario is right there and wants to play. So it’s worth a gamble
Thanks for the kind words <3 <3 <3
Honestly- we might have to make Holder pull a Jimmy Anderson and play until he's 40. The top red-ball pacing all-rounders in the region (in no order) are probably Springer, Greaves, Forde, and maybe one or two other names. Some uncle might through Odean Smith into that list based on his Jamaican performances. None of those, right now at least, are anywhere close to being fitting Holder replacements.
Romario is there and given the shallow talent pool, I think should be in consideration. Maybe he's not a top pick but could be someone Sammy calls and says "Hey I'm giving you some resources, you have 6 months-1 year to get yourself test-ready for me." He could be a decent bandaid to hold us through until the Academy produces someone worth taking up the role.
So much of the future of CWI hinges on the Academy.