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Here we are at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, built for the 2007 world cup
I see Bayless demands more guts from the poms, they will get guts in the ashes lol
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25863606/undefined
Trevor Bayliss has questioned the "guts and determination" of his England side after their chastening defeat in the first Test in Barbados.
Bayliss, the England coach, described himself as "speechless" after the team's second batting collapse of the game and suggested some frank words would be exchanged within the squad after a performance that lacked "mental discipline".
While he defended England's preparations and selection, arguing that several players had simply not performed and that the batting errors gave the spinners little chance to bowl on a worn surface, he did acknowledge that Sam Curran had endured the "first bad game" of his career and that Keaton Jennings' struggles had him worried.
"I think it gets down to a bit of guts and determination to get through those tough periods," Bayliss said. "It's not the first time that we've succumbed in a short space of time. The boys are in the dressing room hurting and I'd be worried if they weren't.
"Do they lack mental discipline? Personally I think so. You don't have to have perfect technique to be able to score runs or take wickets: it's how you go about using it. On this occasion we've certainly been lacking in that department. I'm not sure I can repeat what has been said [in the dressing room]."
Here we are at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, built for the 2007 world cup
I see Bayless demands more guts from the poms, they will get guts in the ashes lol
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25863606/undefined
Trevor Bayliss has questioned the "guts and determination" of his England side after their chastening defeat in the first Test in Barbados.
Bayliss, the England coach, described himself as "speechless" after the team's second batting collapse of the game and suggested some frank words would be exchanged within the squad after a performance that lacked "mental discipline".
While he defended England's preparations and selection, arguing that several players had simply not performed and that the batting errors gave the spinners little chance to bowl on a worn surface, he did acknowledge that Sam Curran had endured the "first bad game" of his career and that Keaton Jennings' struggles had him worried.
"I think it gets down to a bit of guts and determination to get through those tough periods," Bayliss said. "It's not the first time that we've succumbed in a short space of time. The boys are in the dressing room hurting and I'd be worried if they weren't.
"Do they lack mental discipline? Personally I think so. You don't have to have perfect technique to be able to score runs or take wickets: it's how you go about using it. On this occasion we've certainly been lacking in that department. I'm not sure I can repeat what has been said [in the dressing room]."
