Gayle guarantees selection changes ahead of third ODI
Published:Tuesday | February 9, 2010 | 6:08 PM
In the face of another humiliating defeat, West Indies captain Chris Gayle says there will be changes to the team in a desperate bid to keep the five-match One Day International series against hosts Australia alive.
The high-riding Aussies whipped the Windies by eight wickets in the second One Day International for a valuable 2-0 series lead.
Gayle says he will personally make changes to the side for Game three in Sydney, Thursday night Caribbean time.
The West Indies top-order has failed so far, with Gayle getting scores of seven and a first-ball “duck”, his opening partner Runako Morton three and four, and number three batsman Travis Dowlin, one and two.
Middle-order batsmen Kieron Pollard 31 and 32 and Dwayne Smith seven and 43 are the only players in the side with an aggregate of 50 or more runs in the two matches so far.
Narsingh Deonarine has scored 19 and 23, Lendl Simmons 29 and one, and Denesh Ramdin 17 and 30.
In two calamitous batting performances, West Indies scored 143 all out at the MCG Sunday to lose by 113 runs and only managed 170 all out in their eight-wicket loss today at the Adelaide Oval.