Missed moments value us, says coach Coley
Interim West Indies head coach Andre Coley has rued two missed alternatives on day three which contributed to his aspect’s heavy defeat within the second Take a look at on the Wanderers on Saturday.
The Jamaican, on his second tour of the lads’s senior aspect, mentioned had they “dropped the hammer” on these events, West Indies wouldn’t have discovered themselves dealing with the daunting goal of 391, and struggling the eventual 284-run crushing.
“Once I replicate on [day three], two key moments come to thoughts. I believe round lunchtime at 69 for 4 was a key second the place we doubtlessly may’ve dropped the hammer to get one other wicket,” Andre Coley identified.
“After which tea time, round 145 for 5, that was additionally one other essential interval the place if we had gotten one other wicket or so, would’ve restricted no matter complete we wanted to chase. So these two moments spring to thoughts.”
Interim West Indies head coach Andre Coley.
He continued: “Self-discipline is all the time essential in each sport whatever the ability that you’ve. Bearing in mind the sport state of affairs, you could possibly be in entrance however end up behind in a short time.
“I believed [Temba] Bavuma performed rather well. We gave him a chance and we seized that. Coming off the again of lunch and 4 down, we doubtlessly may’ve began with Alzarri [Joseph] – our quickest bowler – who’s been fairly on track and have good outcomes towards Bavuma [before] within the sequence.
“Not taking something away from him, I believed he performed properly in that interval to wrestle the sport from us and acquire some benefit however usually it’s about sustaining self-discipline and searching on the proper mixtures on the proper time.”
Behind by 69 runs on the primary innings, West Indies had been on high early on the third day after medium-pacer Kyle Mayers struck two telling blows to scale back South Africa to 32 for 3 of their second innings.
Bavuma, nevertheless, in his first sequence as captain, slammed a career-best 172, whereas including 103 for the sixth wicket with Wiaan Mulder who made 42, to show the tables on West Indies.
Set an imposing complete on the penultimate day, West Indies then slumped to 34 for six at lunch earlier than being dismissed for 106, an hour after the resumption.
“No matter we did properly, we wanted to do it rather a lot longer,” lamented Coley.
“There have been intervals in each Take a look at matches the place we had important partnerships or partnerships that had been trending in the direction of a major partnership … after which there was a key second, let’s say a key bowler got here on and broke that partnership which then uncovered another person.
“So from that standpoint, we weren’t capable of have important batting partnerships – a minimum of one or two in each Take a look at matches that may’ve allowed us to attain a minimum of 300 in a single inning.
“That, I consider, would’ve made a distinction.”
West Indies misplaced the opening Take a look at at Centurion by 87 runs after additionally struggling a second-innings collapse, in pursuit of 247 for victory.
Solely two batsmen – vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood (126) and marquee all-rounder Jason Holder (116) – managed an mixture of above 100 runs for West Indies within the two-Take a look at sequence.
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