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West Indies coach sees positives despite defeat to England in Test series

July 30, 2024 00:00:00


West Indies coach Andre Coley

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 29 (Reuters): West Indies suffered a whitewash in their Test series against England, which ended in a heavy defeat in the third match at Edgbaston on Sunday, but coach Andre Coley said there were significant positives to take from the tour.

The West Indies squad have only a few days off before they reassemble in Trinidad to prepare for the start of a two-Test series against South Africa next week.

"With a young emerging side, there would have been a lot said about this being a walkover," Coley said of the series against England.

"Obviously, we should have competed better, but we did show a lot of fight during the series.

"From a batting standpoint, I was very pleased with our scoring rate, tempo, especially in the second Test," the coach said

As for the bowlers, Coley said English conditions had caught a young attack a lot about adjusting their lengths and handling crowd pressure.

"Those were significant positives that we can take from this series, as we approach to South Africa series," he added.


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