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Where Captain Joshua Da Silva and his men are not taking Jamaica lightly despite the average performances from the Scorpions this season...

T&T are second, on the standing Guyana while the Jamaicans have struggled this season and are languishing in fifth place...

The Red Force insists that they will not allow complacency to slip in and are hard at work prepping for the match...
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00:00Trinidad and Tobago Red Force are in second position in the regional four-day standings,
00:05just a point behind Guyana Harpy Eagles, with two rounds to go. Joshua De Silva's men trounced
00:10Barbados in two days in the last round going into the next clash against Jamaica. The captain
00:15says the objective is to take it game by game.
00:17For me, I'm just trying to keep it simple. I have a lot of leaders around me that have
00:20been in those positions and a lot of experience with me, Jason Mohamed, Kari Pay, Brian Charles.
00:24All of them have been really helpful. And it's not a one-man show. It's Trinidad and
00:28Tobago we're playing for. It's 16 guys fighting out there, including the staff and everybody.
00:33So for us, it's just going about doing what we're doing and trying to get results for
00:36the country.
00:37The match against Jamaica is a pink ball affair in Tiruba from April 2nd, for which preparations
00:42are in progress. While the Scorpions have had their ups and downs, De Silva says taking
00:47the men from Reggieland for granted is asinine.
00:49We're hoping for a win. We are going to win, I would like to say, but it's still cricket
00:54at the end of the day. They are a very good team. They have quality players. John Campbell,
00:57the captain, Jermaine Blackwood, who is a West Indies player. Mark Keenum, who bowls
01:01really well at this level, also made his test debut in Australia. So they have quality and
01:05they are a team that can show up on the day. For us, it's not taking them for granted.
01:09By no means are they a walkover.
01:11Coach Riyad Emrith is pleased with what his players have achieved to get to this stage.
01:16Having said that, he knows there is more to be done if TNT Red Force want to lift their
01:20first four-day trophy in close to two decades.
01:23The energy level is still there. The guys know there is a job to be done and it's still
01:28in touching distance. We haven't crossed the finish line as yet. So our focus is on the
01:34next game, which is against Jamaica. We need to get a good result there. As long as we
01:39take care of Jamaica, then the final game will basically be a final.
01:44The 44-year-old has travelled to many countries for cricket and is therefore quite experienced
01:49in the business. As such, he is always willing to assist those who seek his advice.
01:54I've played cricket with probably every single player on the team. I've led some of them
01:59by playing as well. So I get a lot of respect from the team, which is important. I give
02:04them that respect. I think we are a very good family. We are a good family unit and we have
02:10that camaraderie, that team spirit, that energy on and off the field. I'm fortunate to have
02:16some of the best players in the Caribbean on this team. They've been showing it throughout
02:22the season. The character that they've been showing throughout the season is something
02:27any coach would want to have in their team.
02:30Just for the record, TNT won last year's four-day match against Jamaica at Sabina Park by an
02:34innings and 125 runs.
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