Darren Sammy disgruntled with his batting line-up – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382, the West Indies skipper, feels that his team had a great chance to level the series in Trent Bridge but his batting line-up let the team down and as a result, the visitors are in danger of a whitewash in the Test series.
The Caribbean men fought back in the match on the third day by dismissing England for 428 runs, conceding a first innings lead of only 58 runs. It was a brilliant performance by Sammy and company, considering the fact that the home team looked like taking
a bigger lead at one stage of the match.
The pitch at Nottingham was ideal for the batsmen and the pundits were expecting a big second innings total by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TT-Bresnan-c2711.
Apart from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804, none of the West Indian batsmen were able to make an impact in the second innings and consequently, the whole team was dismissed for just 165 runs and handed over a comfortable victory to the home side, which chased down the total
for the loss of one wicket.
Sammy is not pleased with his batsmen who are refusing to learn from their mistakes and admitted that his team failed to make the most of the opportunity to level the series.
“We're not learning and something has to be done. I think we have to be more focused, keep working hard and put a higher price on our wickets. On the third day http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 were looking at a 200 lead but we fought back. But when it's out turn to bat we don't
really put a high price on our wickets,” he expressed.
While talking about the much-awaited inclusion of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 in the team, Sammy said that he can only work with the available resources. The all-rounder appreciated the professional approach of Samuels, who went through many controversies in the past but
now his career is back on track.
Sammy added, “It's up to the board and the selectors [to make changes], we have a squad of 16 and we have to see what happens. Marlon has through a lot and gained a lot of experience over the years.”
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