Still exciting without Redmond

The West Indies have flown to the shaky Isles for a bit of cricket.

The flight takes 83 hours, but its worth it when you hear split enz in the airport.

The West Indies have prepared long and hard for the tour, Chris Gayle watched one were warriors 3 times, and Sulimenn Benn bought a Bad taste poster on Ebay.

This is an exciting series.

True story.

Not only is the referral system being used, but this is the battle of the New Minnows.

We all know about Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, but what about the two teams that sit just on top of them.

One is addicted to Americans and 2020.

The other loves the one dayers and easy cash in India.

Both Countries (and I use the term loosely ofcourse) care little for the game we call test.

They have forsaken thee.

But nobody wants to be the worst, and the Windies have been dancing with that title for some time now, finally they have a chance to shed themselves of the worst of the “real” test nations.

New Zealand have gone to number 8 with a silver bullet of doom.

That is embarrassing.

So who will it be, both have teams that are not shocking.

It’s just that performances never seem to come from either of them.

The West Indies have a young line up that could be good if anyone decided to try and match Shiv’s tenaciousness for a couple of sessions at a time.

And if their complete fuckwad selectors starting picking their impressive spinners for more than one or two test matches straight.

New Zealand has a batting line up that should be hard to get out, it isn’t, but if they change that, and stop buying magic beans this could be impressive.

Also forget the bits and pieces players, forever.

From what I have heard of the pitch, and the Perfect Boyfriend Jacob Oram’s latest brush with fitness, I am willing to say that who ever bowls first might win this test.

And following the new coach angle, I think even if the Kiwi’s lose this one they can draw the series and thusly regain their dignity in world cricket.

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