West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite said he had full confidence in his young side, despite two crushing Test defeats to Australia, insisting they will learn from their mistakes.
The Caribbean team put up a fight in the first Test at Perth, taking it to a fifth day before losing by 164 runs. But in Adelaide, they were completely outclassed, being dismissed for just 77 in their second innings.
After Australia wrapped up a series victory with a dominant win in the second day-night Test, losing captain, Brathwaite, said: “We showed some fight,” adding: “but, despite losing a few guys to injury, we did not play well.
Scott Boland left the tourists on the brink of a monstrous defeat as ten wickets fell in the space of 41 overs at the Adelaide Oval on day three, coming either side of a second Australian innings that set-up a chase of 497 runs.
The Windie’ shining light in this series, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, couldn’t offer one more act of defiance before being dismissed by Mitchell Starc three overs later for 17.
“It’s been a good Test year, but we have a lot to work on.” Chasing an unlikely target of 497, the tourists crumbled to 77 all out in the first session of day four at the Adelaide Oval, with Australian captain, Steven Smith, saying: “It was a nice toss to win, and the boys batted well on the first day.
“Big partnerships set us up, and the bowlers were splendid as we continue to be undefeated in pink-ball Tests”. The tourists offered little resistance with their lowest ever score in Australia - who retained the Frank Worrell Trophy, winning by 419 runs.
For the West Indies, they were hampered by a slew of injuries that depleted their bowling in both Tests, but they also failed to bat their way out of trouble.
