00:00The West Indies beat Sri Lanka by innings and 217 runs inside four days in the opening test in Antigua.
00:07That gave the men in Maroon an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series, plus their first win
00:13in the new WTC cycle.
00:14For coach Darren Sami, it was pleasing to see the Windies coming out on top.
00:19You know, as coaches, you want results. It's been hard, it's been tough for the Test team in this Test
00:27Championship,
00:27but the manner in which we won, you know, will give everybody confidence.
00:33It gives you, you know, that belief in the work that you put in, the plans that you've put in,
00:41the way you want to play,
00:42the players that you've asked to take on that battle for you.
00:46Having said that, Sami has utmost respect for the opposition.
00:50Even though the Sri Lankans never won a Test series in the Caribbean,
00:53they drew three, with their last series loss coming in 2003.
00:58With the second Test starting Friday, also at the Serb Vivian Richards Stadium, Sami is hoping for positive results.
01:04The first Test is history.
01:07We could take the positives into it, but we've still got to come back and put the performance into the
01:15second Test.
01:16And Sri Lanka would not be a walkover.
01:18But we've still got to remain disciplined, you know, plan properly again, and believe in the execution.
01:29So, it's good to get our first Test win, but that's not what we wanted.
01:32We wanted a series win.
01:34The new cycle has seen some positives for the batters and bowlers.
01:38The Windy's batters have scored seven individual centuries in the new cycle,
01:42while the bowlers have dismissed the opposition twice in all four Test matches played so far in the Caribbean.
01:47And this is Sami's message to his players.
01:50But remain in the moment.
01:53That's what I'll tell the guys.
01:54We prepare well, we give ourselves the best chance of performing.
01:59But once that bell rings, remain calm in the moment.
02:03You know, one ball at a time.
02:05We don't think too far ahead.
02:06Ball by ball, session by session, and we go about doing it like that.
02:11And staying hungry.
02:13Added to the squad for the second match in Antigua is Kimo Paul,
02:17who has played three Test matches so far for the Western News.
02:20Vinod Nawani, Chiefs Export.
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