IMHO, windies

[Gamma]

ought not to have enforced the follow-on to avoid having to bat last on a four day pitch .... they should have sought to extend thier lead by say another 250 ten ask SL to bat. also SL were only 3 runs short as well as the fact that they were in the field all day.....

i suppose imposing the f/o would be the best way of ensuring a result.

[Islandman]

I think that often that decision has a lot to do with confidence in your teams batting ability.

If they go in and try to make a quick 250 and get bundled out for 120 (a very real possibility) , then it looks like a really bad decision.

[Gamma]

but right now BATTING seems to be the strength no? they have the experience gayle nash and chanderpaul whereas bravo is the only experienced bowler, the next being sammy...

[Islandman]

Relative strength, yes. But a new skipper and all that, might be playing it safe.

Given we do not have any inside information I do agree with you though,it seems as if going back to bat would have been the better decision.

[Peter R]

Either way, we have to out ten men again... i don't think we have the bowling attack to do that in the amount of time we have, follow-on or not.

[Gamma]

bowlers and fielders began suffering from heavy legs.

well we didn't lose so..that is a plus!

peter r and iman (actually anyone else with an opinion for that matter)...in what circumstances would you be inclined to NOT enforce a follow on?

[Karl]

bowlers and fielders began suffering from heavy legs.

well we didn't lose so..that is a plus!

peter r and iman (actually anyone else with an opinion for that matter)...in what circumstances would you be inclined to NOT enforce a follow on?

Good pitch for batting and or my players are dead-beat!
...or as in this case we never shot them out...mi bowler dem neva run thru dem side lacka hot knife tru butta!!!

[Islandman]

If the strike bowlers need a rest or have any nagging injuries, then I would tend to think twice. Also the state of the pitch if I have the type of bowlers who would be really difficult to play on the final day of a test.

[Baddaz]

peter r and iman (actually anyone else with an opinion for that matter)...in what circumstances would you be inclined to NOT enforce a follow on?

in a circumstance where it was more likely that the other team could not be bowled out... the pitch was a batting strip... not much help to bowlers... sri lanka has good batsmen who could bat for days if they felt they needed... i would not have enforced the follow on in this match especially with the rain shortening the time... however, i understand the sammy being aggressive and going for the win...

i know sammy was just given the captaincy but his place on the team is suspect, imho...