West Indies captain Jason Holder says his side will stay focused on the present despite the chance to seal a first Test series win in Engla...
West Indies captain Jason Holder says his side will stay focused on the present despite the chance to seal a first Test series win in England for 32 years.
Last week the Caribbean side marked international cricket’s return from the coronavirus lockdown with an impressive four-wicket win over England in the first Test at Southampton.
That means they need just one more victory in the two remaining matches, both at Old Trafford, to clinch the series. The second Test starts on Thursday. For decades, West Indies have struggled to live up to the all-conquering side of the 1980s that included Gordon Greenidge, Viv Richards and top-class fast bowlers such as Malcolm Marshall and Curtly Ambrose.
The Caribbean side have not won an away series against any of the seven sides currently ranked above them since 1994-’95, when they beat New Zealand. In the 25 years since, the only teams they have beaten outside the Caribbean are Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
But towering all-rounder Holder, who took a Test-best 6/42 at Southampton, told reporters on Wednesday he had not focused on the history.
“Winning the first Test match is just one piece of the puzzle,” he said. “We’ve got two other games to play and we don’t get ahead...
