Wright hoping that Kiwi batters apply themselves better – Cricket News Update
As the under fire http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Geoffrey-Wright-c67883 wants his batters to finally hit the ground running and put some significant total on the board.
It has been a disastrous tour for the Black Caps so far. Having come underprepared, they were first humbled in the T20 arena, losing the series 2-0. None of their batters posed any serious threat to the opposition, with the highest run getter being http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Nicol-c2331,
who managed just 39 from two outings. In stark comparison, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 scored 138 runs, including an unbeaten 85.
A similar pattern followed during the limited-overs series where Gayle topped the scoring chart, making 220 runs from five innings, followed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Watling-c1172 scoring 172 runs from the first three
matches before getting injured, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 made 138 combined in the final two games after returning back from injury.
However, their failure to perform as a unit has hindered their progress and they were on the receiving end of a convincing 4-1 ODI thrashing.
The focus now shifts to the Test arena, where the Kiwis are again touted as underdogs. They played a practice game as preparation for the opening five-day game but that hardly went to plan. Only http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KS-Williamson-c1813 managed to post scores
in excess of fifty as the team narrowly scraped a defeat.
Wright, who will be replaced by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mike-J-Hesson-c76286 following the conclusion of the series, wants his batters to take up more responsibility.
"We had the opportunity in the three day game and I was a little bit disappointed about our shot selection at various stages, so that's something we've got to get right, because if we don't get runs we won't win this series,” Wright said ahead of the opening
game at Antigua.
"I believe though, that if we can put runs on the board, we've got a big chance here," he added.
The former Kiwi cricketer also reckoned spin to play an important part, owing to the variable nature of the tracks.
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