T20 World Cup: West Indies will continue aggressive approach, but assess better – says Coach Simmons

After his team were dismantled for 55 all out against England in the T20 World Cup match on Saturday, West Indies Head Coach Phil Simmons said the batting misery came on the back of bad shot selection and not extraordinary bowling.
Coach Simmons also said their aggressive style would not change, but their assessment of situations and taking of responsibility would have to be better.
“The style in which we play has always been the style, but we must assess and play to the situation, because there is enough experienced players there. We will continue to be aggressive, but must assess the situation,” Simmons stated.
He said that each player understood the game plan against England, but failed to assess the sessions in which wickets fell.

The WI Coach, at the inception, read the pitch as a 180-run total pitch, but as the game went along, the Dubai pitch became a 140-150 pitch. He added that both spin and pace would have an important role to play, but bowling in the right areas was essential. Simmons was also impressed with the effort shown by the West Indies bowling group in defence of the small total of 56.
Looking ahead to the South Africa clash, Simmons said the personal pride in the team would motivate them to come back strong against the South Africans, who lost a close contest against Australia and edged West Indies in a series win in the Caribbean earlier this year.
“Everyone is looking forward to the next game, and not just because it is South Africa, but it is the next game to make amends to what happened against England. Every game is important now, we have to look at each game as a final,” he said.
The Head Coach added that there were no regrets for leaving out Roston Chase, but the team were disappointed, a bit embarrassed, and this was something the team would look back at as a one-off and lift their game to get the Caribbean people smiling again.
“When we assessed the pitch and the squad, we thought that was the right combination for that game,” Simmons said.
West Indies will play South Africa on Tuesday, October 26 in Dubai from 06:00h Eastern Caribbean Time. (Brandon Corlette)