Ross Taylor wants an improved performance in the second Test – Cricket News Update
Having lost the first Test of the Caribbean tour as well after a disastrous limited-overs series, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 captain, is disappointed with his side’s showings, admitting that their performance with both bat and ball
was found wanting.
The home team won the Antigua Test by a handsome margin of nine wickets, despite the visitors showing resistance throughout the five days.
Taylor won the toss on day one of the match, opting to bat first on a flat batting track, which was expected to deteriorate with the passage of time. The visitors showed some character and scored 351 runs before being all out on day
two. However, it was bettered by the Caribbean men, who posted 522 runs in their first innings, taking a heft lead.
The Black Caps gave a target of 102 runs to the home team to go 1-0 up in the series, which they achieved for the loss of just one wicket, winning a Test match after almost a year.
The 28-year-old is impressed by the fight his team displayed throughout the match, although he confessed that the Kiwis need to raise their game in both departments. Taylor feels that he himself and the middle-order batsman, Kane
Williamson, must contribute in the next match.
"We were in the game for parts of it, we didn't bat as well as we should have, we didn't take 20 wickets. Our top order batted very well, 200 for 2 in both innings, myself and Kane have to step up in the next match," the New Zealand
captain said.
The cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Alroy-Martin-c50714 Guptill’s performance, who scored half-centuries in each innings of the match, but expressed that the rest of the batsmen must convert their starts into big knocks.
"We didn't look like creating enough pressure on them at times with the ball. It was a pretty good wicket. We scored over 600 on it. Guptill batted very well, he showed signs of getting into form in the ODIs," mentioned http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915. "We
need guys to score 100s in Tests. We got to bowl better areas."
Tags: