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West Indies batting form a 'worry', admits Estwick
Jul 4, 2020
While many have made scores of substance in the two intra-squad matches at Emirates Old Trafford in the last couple of weeks, there was some alarm when their frontline batsmen capitulated to the first-choice bowlers on Wednesday.
A top-five of Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Shamarh Brooks, Shai Hope and Roston Chase subsided to 9 for 3 and 49 for 5 in their final competitive innings before next week's first Test at the Ageas Bowl.
"I would have loved to see the batsmen spend a little bit more time in the middle," Estwick told the PA news agency. "That would be one of the biggest worries, that none of the batsman in the Test squad got a score in this innings.
"In the first game players got scores so it's not a major concern but I would love to see a couple getting scores in this match. They've still got a little bit more time.
"In England you've got to get used to leaving the ball, especially early on. The ball's obviously going to nip around so you've got to be able to know where your off stump is, know what to leave and what to play at. We're obviously going down to a different surface at Southampton, we've got to assess that surface as quickly as possible and hit the ground running."
Holder's woes with the bat continued on Thursday after his move to open the innings backfired when he was dismissed for 2 off 15 balls, leaving one from Anderson Phillip that nipped back in and clipped his off bail.
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