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Windies need to break bad habits, says skipper Adams
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.
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
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