A bad hour can be the difference between winning and losing - Ottis Gibson – Cricket News Update
The coach of the West Indies, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 declared
Australia’s first innings at 406 for 9.
"We're dominating top teams but in Test cricket ... a bad hour can be the difference between winning and losing,” said Gibson, speaking to media reporters at the post-day press conference.
“Today we had that bad hour when Hilfenhaus bowled a great spell. We're still in there fighting and we're learning all the time,” he added further.
In reply to West Indies’ first innings total of 449 for 9 declared, the tail enders turned out to be the saviours for the Aussies, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822 shared an unbeaten stand of 77 runs for the ninth-wicket before Michael
Clarke declared the innings at 406 for 9, still trailing the hosts by 43 runs.
After putting the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kirk-Anton-Edwards-c71510 for 1, to leave the hosts reeling at 4
for 3 in 4.2 overs before tea.
In the fifth over after the tea, Ryan had the first innings centurion http://www.senore.com/Cricket/N-Deonarine-c2051.
Bravo was the last man the hosts lost on day four as he was caught behind by Wade off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CS-Baugh-c1293 was unbeaten on 2.
Gibson asked the fans to remain patient as they have a young developing team that is still learning.
"We have to be mindful this is a team where (Kraigg) Brathwaite is 19, (Adrian) Barath is 22," said the Windies coach.
"It's a very young team. It's a developing team. We went to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, we were in similar situations and we didn't learn. It would seem we haven't learnt that lesson yet, but we're learning it all the time,” he added further.
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