West Indies U-19 head coach upbeat about his side’s chances in the World Cup – Cricket News Update
West Indies’ Under-19 cricket team’s head coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Roderick-Orville-Estwick-c86374, is optimistic about his side’s chances in the next month’s ICC U-19 World Cup, to be held in Queensland, Australia, between August 11 and 26.
Terming the esteemed event as "tough tour of duty", the Windies coach said, “We have a very good group of young men and I'm very confident that they will do well in the tournament.”
Satisfied with West Indies’ pre-tournament preparations, Estwick said that the group had been playing together for a while, and hoped the players to emulate their performances of the past 12 months during the mega event.
“The team has been together for more than a year now and they work well together," said the 51-year-old former Barbados medium pace bowler. “We did well on the tour of Dubai last year [against Australia], battled hard in India and were dominant when we played
in the United States.”
“We had a very good camp in Barbados over Easter and everyone has come back refreshed and ready for the big assignment in Australia," he added further.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Queensland-c834 to fine-tune their preparations and get accustomed to the playing conditions Down Under, ahead of the 16-team
biennial event, to be hosted by three cities of Australia including, Townsville, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
The Caribbean side has been drafted in Group C, which also comprises former champions India, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Papua-New-Guinea-c41002. The Windies are yet to claim a U-19 title.
Australia will start its title defence by playing traditional foes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 Stadium, Townsville.
West Indies squad for the 2012 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217, Keiron Joseph,
Steven Katwaroo, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kyle-R-Mayers-c71976 and Marquino Mindley.
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