http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 hoping to put his experience at Lord’s to good use – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 skipper, Darren Sammy, is hoping to lead from the front in the first Test match of their tour of England, starting from Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Lord’s, London.
Sammy has vast experience of playing at Lord’s cricket ground, as he was part of groundstaff programme who’s main purpose is to nurture young professional cricketers. The 28-year-old wants to put the experience he gained in his
three year stint at the programme to good use.
Considering his time at Lord’s as the turning point in his cricketing career, Sammy said, “I tell people that coming to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clive-Thornton-Radley-c51337 the work he did with me, it
exposed me to a whole new professional attitude towards cricket and I think that's something that has stuck with me.”
Lord’s, which is also known as the home of cricket, has a tradition of honouring the players who take five wickets in an innings or score a ton, by engraving their names on the dressing room honours boards.
Most of West Indian cricketers, including Sammy, are determined to get their names on the board. Sammy revealed that West Indian players are competing with one another, as to who will get their names carved first.
“Kemar Roach said he's going to be the first one, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Rampaul-c2233 said it's going to be him and I myself think it's going to be me as well. There's a lot of inspiration that can be taken from Lord's, it's the spiritual place of cricket
so hopefully magical things can happen for us,” said the 28-year-old all-rounder from St Lucia.
The Windies will start the Lord’s Test as underdogs. The tourists recently lost their home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. It was a very closely fought contest; however, the results depict a different story, as the Aussies won the series
2-0.
Sammy held that the Caribbean contingent has improved a lot, as they have been pushing top sides down to the wire. However, the all-rounder admitted that Windies lacked the killing instinct as they let matches slip from winning
positions.
Before signing off, the West Indian captain hoped that England’s tour will mark an end to all that.
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