Consistency key against Sri Lanka – Holder
CAPTAIN JASON Holder is stressing consistency as the key as the Windies chase their first series victory over Sri Lanka in 15 years when the two sides clash in the Caribbean in June.
The Windies are coming off a year that saw them win three of 10 Tests, including a 1-0 victory in a two-match series away to Zimbabwe last November.
And Holder believes his side is capable of building on these results once every player strives to be more consistent in the upcoming three-match series.
“They’ve (Sri Lanka) been a good team in the recent past, and they’ve been very consistent in what they’ve been doing, and we’re at the stage on our careers, and we’re looking to make our mark and make a steady progress forward,” Holder told reporters here.
“Last year was a reasonable year for us. We won a few Test matches here and there, and we won one Test series as well, so what was good about that year was that the guys got a feel of winning.
“We’ve just got to continue to strive to be consistent – I think consistency has hampered us in the past. I think it is an area that we always have to address, but I think these two months we have off now, we have to utilise them quite nicely, and I think the guys have been preparing quite nicely leading up to this series against Sri Lanka.”
The Sri Lankans have never won a Test series in the Caribbean in three visits and have managed a single Test win in six matches.
However, they crushed the Windies 2-0 in the last series at home three years ago, when the visitors lost by significant margins in Galle and Colombo.