Good start will define the series – Chris Martin – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 on their home soil.
Joining the side for the Test bouts, starting today in Antigua, the 37-year-old is set to spearhead the attack, and has set clear goals regarding how to change his team’s fortune on the tour.
The Black Caps have lost the T20s and ODI series by overwhelming margins and performed poorly in the only practice match ahead of the opening five-day game. Their defeats in the early parts came largely on their inability to close down Chris Gayle’s threat,
as the swashbuckling opener went on to amass fifty after fifty, taking the game away in the initial stages.
That has helped the Windies to translate the good performances into victory, and now remains in buoyant mood as they battle the Kiwis in the longer version. Currently, they have a pretty settled line-up; Gayle’s return to the top has solidified the opening
position, while the presence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Chanderpaul-c2390 in the middle-order further offers stability.
The form of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869.
In contrast, the Black Caps have been shaken, due to injuries and loss of form. Despite their inconsistencies on the tour, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Alroy-Martin-c50714 said that both sides are well-matched, while adding that a good start will be key for his side as they look to secure a much
needed series win away from home.
"I think they're quite a confident outfit at the moment," he said. "How we start in that first hour against them is probably going to define the series in a lot of ways. As far as the line-ups go they're pretty similar and I think if you look at the numbers
across the board it's going to be a very competitive Test series. It's going to be for us a lot more about our attitude and playing together as a team to combat these guys in their home conditions."
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