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Ahead of the two-match Test collection in opposition to New Zealand, West Indies coach Phil Simmons on Tuesday stated that the World Test Championship (WTC) is extraordinarily necessary to the Jason Holder-led facet. The West Indies coach additionally admitted that the facet has not finished properly within the longest format of the sport for over a time frame. The first Test of the two-match collection can be performed from Thursday. For New Zealand, Kane Williamson and Trent Boult can be seen again in motion. In the final Test collection that the West Indies performed, they got here brief 2-1 in opposition to England in July-August this 12 months.
“It’s (WTC) extremely significant. I think it’s a format that we haven’t done well in for a long time and we’re trying to get ourselves back into the higher ends of the table where Test cricket is concerned and because of that initially, we want to do that in the Test Championship but at the same time, we want to be winners in Test cricket itself. So, it’s important for us,” ESPNCricinfo quoted Simmons as saying.
West Indies misplaced the three-match T20I collection in opposition to New Zealand. The Kieron Pollard-led facet misplaced the primary two matches, and the ultimate T20I used to be referred to as off attributable to rain.
“The T20s and Tests are different. The Test team has done well in Queenstown and have enjoyed a tough four-day game and they are now coming into the Test series with some confidence especially the batsmen who haven’t had that for a while,” Simmons stated.
“So, I believe the Test group is in place. Disappointed with the T20s, however shifting onto the Test collection now.
“I believe it was factor we needed to do 14 days by which we practiced after which we had a three-day and four-day sport. Some of the younger gamers who have not been right here have gotten a bit bit accustomed to Test-cricket situations right here which, I believe, goes to be related from the place we had been to right here.
“I think they will offer a lot of mental strength having gone through the period that we went through there. We are going to push hard for them to put up the score they put up in the last four-day game,” he added.
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West Indies are presently positioned at seventh place within the WTC standings with 40 factors. The facet has simply performed 5 matches within the WTC to date.
WTC standings are presently led by Australia, whereas India is within the second spot. If New Zealand clear sweep West Indies, then New Zealand will topple England to say the the third spot.
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