Australia's wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi (right) reacts after successfully stumping West Indies' batsman Andre Fletcher for one during the final one-day international cricket match in Basseterre, St Kitts, yesterday.- AP
BASSETERRE, St Kitts
Head coach John Dyson declared that the West Indies players must accept that ap-proaching international cricket the 'natural West Indian way' has to be curbed in order to achieve consistent success.
Potential
"We have to accept that we need to change our approach to various things. The potential is there and we have some very talented players, but to compete with teams at the top of the table, there are some changes that they (the players) need to accept they need to make to their game," Dyson told reporters at the post-game media conference. After the huge 169-run loss, Australia sealed the Digicel One-Day International Series 5-0.
Pressure
"Teams like Australia build pressure by bowling large sets of dot balls and make it very difficult to score. I've been told since South Africa that the West Indian way is not to do that. We're aggressive, we try and get people out, that's fine, but you see the results of that - we have some good days and we have some shockers," Dyson said as he lashed out at his players for not showing greater application in all aspects of their game.
"Hopefully, after this series, the players will sit back, reflect on that and accept that there are things that need changing," said Dyson who is a former coach of the Sri Lankan national side.
Dyson's message seemed to have got through to some of his players as captain Chris Gayle said that the players need to work on the mental aspect of their game.
Mental aspect"We need to work on the mental aspect of our game, the standard is there but we still need to work on our cricket and take a leaf from their (Australia's) book," Gayle said at the post-game presentation ceremony.
Dyson said that a special programme will be implemented so that players can maintain their fitness ahead of the ICC Champion's Trophy in September.
"They have been given individually tailored fitness programmes and rehabilitation programmes for those that have injuries," said Dyson.
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