West Indies all-rounder Carlos Braithwaite, who is favoured by captain Jason Holder, is all set to make his Test debut on Saturday against Australia in the second Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Holder said, “Carlos has been in the squad for a little while now and he’s waited for his opportunity, so he’s probably pretty much front-line to go in ahead of Miguel.”
West Indies lost the first Test match in Hobart by an innings and 212 runs. Holder said on Thursday that Braithwaite has been in the squad for quite some time and was ahead of pacemen Miguel Cummins as the likely replacement for Shanon Gabriel who injured his ankle during the first Test match which West Indies lost by a huge margin.
West Indies need to show some fight if they have to compete and “He is a problem,” said Waugh on Saturday, referring to Samuels.
“There is definitely an issue with the senior players in that group. Without knowing exactly what is going on in the dressing room, you can see there is no team camaraderie there or willingness for the senior players to drive any intensity.”
He added: “Their game awareness (in the first Test) and tactically they were very naive. If they do that again in Melbourne there will be the same result (in the second Test). The same in Sydney (third Test).”
West Indies need to play some positive cricket in order to give a tough fight for the Australian team.
Carlos Braithwaite has played seven one-day Internationals for West Indies. West Indies need some inspiration to play some aggressive cricket.