Good bye Lara

Writing in the Telegraph, Derek Pringle described Lara as the greatest batsman of his generation; one who “mixed the flamboyance of a Viv Richards with the dazzling wristiness of a Mohammad Azharuddin”. He told BBC’s Manish Bashin (post match highlights) that Lara was the worst of captains.

The highlights of the match were Dwayne Bravo’s two run outs and Gayle’s breezy knock. Derek Pringle was right when he said that West Indies should have won. Instead, they lost it, especially during the last few overs, due largely to some loose bowling. England have the consolation of winning when it did not matter.

Asked who would win, Derek Pringle wished anybody but the Australians ought to and Jonathan Agnew wished that NZ go through.

Come on Sri Lanka!