Georgetown (Guyana), Apr 04: Australian Cricket captain Steve Waugh said his favoured team would have to work harder for victory in the Caribbean, but he had no doubt they will play well. The Australians, who arrived on Wednesday night without ace fast bowler Glenn McGrath and middle-order batsman Damien Martyn, opted not to practice yesterday as planned.

Waugh said it was always difficult for teams to triumph in the region, where the facilities differed and the fans stood staunch behind their West Indies players. "We've got to work harder. It's not a place you can just come and just expect to win," Waugh said, as Australia prepared for a tour including four Test matches and seven one-day internationals.
"This time we are obviously clear favourites, and people expect us to play well and we expect to play well."

The first Test starts at the Georgetown Cricket Club on April 10, but the Australians will have a three-day warm-up match starting tomorrow against Carib Beer XI, a squad including top players except those from Jamaica and Barbados, who are playing in the regional Carib Beer finals. Bureau Report