ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Describing the West Indies’ batting effort as “not good enough”, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has suggested that there might be some changes to the batting lineup for the third and final Test match against Australia.
West Indies’ batters were bundled out by the visitors yet again, this time for 143 in two and a half hours, as they went down by 133 runs in the second Test at the National Cricket Stadium on Sunday to give Australia an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Across the four innings, Brandon King has been the only West Indies batsman to score a half century, with openers Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell, along with No.3 Keacy Carty struggling against Australia’s pace attack of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins.
Brathwaite is averaging 3.75, Carty 14 and Campbell 17.50.
Fast bowler Shamar Joseph, who bats at number nine, has scored 105 runs in the series at an average of 26.25, second behind only King, who has 115 runs at an average of 28.75.
During a post-match press conference following the defeat, Sammy was asked whether he had other top order batters which he could turn to for the final Test which begins in Jamaica on Saturday.
Speaking specifically to Brathwaite, who is coming off his 100th Test match and has scored a paltry 15 runs in his four innings, Sammy said a decision would be made on if he would keep his place in the team.
“All options are on the table. Obviously Kraigg just played his 100th Test match, [but] he hasn’t looked good this series and in a team where you’re searching for performances, you get very close to say, ok, do we give somebody else a chance.
“But we will really have a good discussion, myself, the selection group and the captain, about that particular situation,” Sammy said.
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