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[cricketbadger]

Look at stokes and pollards first class batting records, nothing much in it. Stokes is a better bowler for sure but Pollard batting record in ODI's is better with 3 hundreds.

Pollard is still only 26 but something cant be quite right if he cant get a game for the windies.

How many more ODI's has Pollard played compared to Stokes?
Unfair to compare their two records at this early stage of Stokes's career. Pollard doesnt even come close to the ability of Stokes.

[Bulldog Cricket]

Brilliant contradiction in one sentence. Don't compare them and then compares their ability.

[cricketbadger]

really?

I dont think so

[Vic Nicholas]

Brilliant contradiction in one sentence. Don't compare them and then compares their ability.

I noticed that too.

Pollard is a rare talent, but he must have rubbed someone the wrong way in the Windies admin.

[Buzz]

how can people champion Jos Butler for the England Test team but then say Pollard should not get a crack at test cricket?
given the way he can turn a short form game around he must have the mental strength to do it.

as for technique, he has enough shots and a block and a leave isn't hard to adapt to!

to say that Stokes is more talented is a funny statement really, talent is about hard work and practice, both players work hard, Pollard just looks cool when he does it.

personally I would love to see Kieron Pollard in the test arena. Actually I would love to see the West Indies play more test cricket.

but that is a different conversation

[Manormanic]

indeed - I fear that Test cricket is going to become increasingly a game played for the "big three" plus SOuth Africa and PAkistan when anyone will deign to play against them.