West Indian captain Jimmy Adams said his beleaguered team needed to break bad habits after another tour disaster against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today. Just four days out from the opening test with Australia in Brisbane, the tourists endured a humiliating loss to an under-strength Victoria -- folding by an innings and 63 runs inside three days.
It followed last week's seven-wicket loss to Western Australia, leaving the West Indians in disarray before the Test series begins at the Gabba on Thursday. Coach Roger Harper insisted there was no explanation for the latest batting collapse, when the Windies crashed all out for 114 following Friday's first innings failure of 167.
“It's not getting to be a bad habit -- it already is a bad habit,” Adams said. “The bottom line is that we're just not batting as well as we're capable of batting and we have four days to sort it out.”
Bureau Report