Darren Sammy has high expectations from the Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 – Cricket News Update
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Julius-Garvey-Sammy-c52468, is hopeful that the Sabrina Park wicket will help his pacers dominate the Indian side in the 1st Test of the three-match series, scheduled to start today, on June 20, 2011.
"It`s been the pitch that suits our style... it`s not where the ball would spin past the bat... and better firepower (in the bowling) always has the best chance against the Indians," said Sammy.
Sammy was not http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arthur-Percival-Day-c45927 with the Trinidad and Antigue pitches, where the Windies played their One Day series against the Men in Blue. The slow tracks favoured the Indian spin attack. As a result of which, the West Indian's lost the series 2-3 to the tourists.
Earlier, in the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, Windies were bogged down by the slow tracks, offering assistance to the Pakistani spin attack, which shredded through the weak Caribbean batting lineup.
Sammy added that the Sabrina park pitch will not only favour their pace attack, but the West Indian batsmen can also take advantage of it.
"We expect our batsmen to be more confident. They would have http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 more time and patience is required. When we chased down 250 here (in the final ODI), we had a game plan,” said
During the fifth and final ODI against India, at the Sabrina Park, the Windies achieved the target of 252 runs with ease, losing only three wickets.
The pitch helped Caribbean pacers claim wickets, exploiting the Indian weakness against pace and bounce.
The right-arm pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KAJ-Roach-c1758 claimed two wickets each.
The Caribbean middle-order played a significant role as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ramnaresh-Ronnie-Sarwan-c83880 scored 75 runs off 94 balls.
With the inclusion of pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fidel-Henderson-Edwards-c57010, the West Indian side will be entering the first Test with a strong bowling lineup.
If the bowlers can use the Sabina Park wicket to their advantage, the Men in Blue will find it hard to negotiate the pace and bounce, especially in the Test format of the game.
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