“Need to be more disciplined…”: WI skipper Hope after loss to England in 2nd ODI
John Turner (2/42) and Adil Rashid (2/62) were top bowlers for England. Livingstone and Jofra Archer got a wicket each.
John Turner (2/42) and Adil Rashid (2/62) were top bowlers for England. Livingstone and Jofra Archer got a wicket each.
Livingstone said that the team tried taking some risks early on and the wind was very strong.
Atkinson, who made his debut in July against the Windies at Lord's, finished with a tally of 34 wickets in six Tests. He along with Chris Woakes featured in all six back-to-back Tests for England this summer.
The 36-year-old calls it quits with 86 international appearances for the West Indies, with more than half of those coming in the Test arena where he made a name for himself as a fearsome fast bowler.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite has lamented his team’s inability to capitalise on a strong bowling performance in their 40-run loss to South Africa in the second Test at Providence Stadium.
The ODI series will be played first, followed by three T20Is in Trinidad and Tobago and St Kitts and Nevis, with the final two T20Is scheduled for Lauderhill, Florida in the United States.
The 36-year-old signed off by revealing how he coped with isolation due to COVID-19. "I was playing flute in my room (during isolation). I was enjoying the poetry as well, had a good off-time and I am fresh now."
In terms of bowling, India have done well to take wickets in a heap in the middle overs and make some strikes in the first ten overs, something which was lacking in the series against South Africa.
The Kieron Pollard-led side need to put a bigger prize on their wicket and have a better shot selection. Along with Jason Holder and Fabian Allen, who batted well, in the first game, the rest of the batters would also have to come good.
But India didn’t really fall face down because of how Ravichandran Ashwin bowled in the two limited-overs matches he was granted. India mostly batted unacceptably badly. And they have been doing so since quite a while ago, allowing the world frequent glimpses of their frailty even when happy results served to shift attention from persistent lacunae.
