West Indies captain Jason Holder on Monday expressed his disappointment after his team suffered a heavy 113 runs defeat in the 2nd Test against England in Manchester. The visitors were asked to chase 312 runs, but they were bundled out for 198 on the final day after what was an insipid batting display. Speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, Holder said: “We’re disappointed with the result. We have let ourselves down.”
“England played a good game of cricket so they deserve all the credit. We could have stretched the game yesterday, but that’s when we let ourselves down and lost wickets in clusters. England bowlers challenged our batters a lot, stuck to their tasks, and held their lengths,” he added.
“The batters got caught in the crease; we need to get forward or back and make sure we are decisive about playing or leaving and also with our footwork. We have a few days left to ponder these things. It’s a short-term problem, honestly. We need to understand scenarios better,” Holder further said.
“After a long layoff, we are getting used to the workload, and we just have to see how the bowlers pull up before the last game. We are here to fight, I know the guys are feeling this loss, and we’ll give it everything in this last game,” Holder went on.
