Bloggage

Well - I pause for a moment and celebrate the life of Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's late coach. In 1994, he was Brian Lara's coach at Warwickshire, so indirectly, he developed West Indies Cricket.

News was published in the UK today that he apparently succumbed to overdoses of prescription medicine along with heavy alcohol intake - however this was before an autopsy was performed in Kingston, Jamaica Today.

Despite this sad situation WCC continues to roar along - the Irish having impressed everyone, especially with their victory over Pakistan on St. Paddy's day - what an Irish celebration.

There is a security guard who always lets me park in a certain bank's parking lot, and today he said to me "Ah watchin out for the team they call Irieland".

The Windies have already qualified for the Super Eights, but they do play Ireland on Friday. B.C. Lara et al will be looking to drink them for Guiness.

The Irish's previous match with Zimbabwe was a thriller, actually able to pull of a tie with them - Kenya did not get anywhere today with the Kiwis, but it did start in an exciting way with one wicket for no runs. However NZ stayed at the crease and built up 331 runs, and Kenya never came close.

The Windies have taken some criticism on their uneventful win over Zimbabwe - but I cannot help thinking that this criticism is motivated by a dissapointment on the part of Cricinfo and other publications that the West Indies have advanced. There was no need for us to play as if it were baseball or a 20/20 match and lose silly wickets. I say leave them alone - a win is a win - even though Zimbabwe must be given max credit because they bowled and fielded tightly. They did not have to field tightly for Samuels' dismissal - that looked like a curry goat cricket shot, to rass. A blind man could have caught that shot. Anyhow - the ball is round.

Rally round the West Indies on Friday, folks - it will hopefully be cricket, lovely cricket.