Browne ... The Caribbean people will see some results. - FILE
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC:
FATIGUE IS not likely to be a factor for the West Indies team when the first Test of the Digicel Series against Pakistan bowls off at Kensington Oval tomorrow.
Coming on the heels of reports that the team was turning up tired for matches because of their rigorous training schedules, vice captain Courtney Browne said yesterday the team would not allow fatigue to thwart its focus.
"At the professional level, you can't really worry too much about being tired. It's a long series two series back to back and you have to go day in and day out . You have to go, you have to work hard," Browne told reporters at the 3W's Oval.
"When you look at West Indies cricket compared to the cricket around the world, people were doing this stuff for over five years now and we are now starting so we just need to get into that groove and then I am sure that the Caribbean people will see some results," he said.
WRETCHED PATCH OF FORM
The West Indies have found themselves in a wretched patch of form, after having lost back-to-back home series against South Africa and Pakistan. They were beaten 2-0 in the Test series against South Africa and were also thrashed 5-0 in the subsequent one-day international series.
Pakistan extended the regional team's losing form when they also swept them 3-0 in the ODI series, beaten them comprehensively in every match.
TEAM WORKING HARD
Browne, who was handed the vice-captaincy role prior to the start of the South Africa series, said the team had been working hard over the past few months and had remained focused despite the disappointing results.
"We have been training very hard even after the last one-day series. We had some training right after the games so I don't think our focus is gone," Browne explained.
"It just so happens that we have been working very hard and have not been seeing the results but I'm sure if you check how we have been fielding in the one dayers, you can see there has been some sort of improvement in our cricket."
Heavy rains in western Barbados yesterday restricted the West Indies' practice to the indoor facility at the 3W's Oval as the outdoor playing surface was waterlogged.
