GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Head coach of the West Indies’ Test team Andre Coley believes his players will adjust to whatever conditions they face in the second Test against South Africa, which bowls off on Thursday at Providence Stadium.

The two teams played to a draw in a rain-affected first Test at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on a placid, flat pitch that offered little assistance to the bowlers.

Speaking ahead of Thursday’s opening day, Coley said the West Indies were expecting different conditions in Guyana.

“Every Test match is different. We’ve moved to a different location, a different venue in Guyana, so we obviously have to plan to suit based on the conditions that we expect here,” he said.

Reflecting on the first Test, Coley spoke about the performances of debutant Keacy Carty and pacer Jayden Seales.

Carty had knocks of 42 and 31, while Seales grabbed three wickets in South Africa’s first innings.

“There’s been talk about Keacy for some time now. He featured in some ‘A’ team series prior to his inclusion in the first Test and the fact that he plays a similar role in the ODI side, we see it as a straightforward move,” Coley said.

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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

The coach is as bad as the captain and the team.. How do you play 5 specialist batsmen, with four of them very experienced and the captain, though experienced batting as a tailender and expect the team to compete? With this inexperienced team an extra batsman is missing but unfortunately, they didn’t pick an extra batsman on the 15 man squad. They should have picked a batting Al rounder like Chase or Myers, if they are available, at the expense of one of the spinners. Very poor team selection along with a terrible captain

In reply to Sylobaby

I don’t see the need to play 2 spinners in the Caribbean especially when we have Kavem Hodge, who is a decent spinner as well as Arthanaze. As to why captain Brathwaite has not given the ball to Hodge since the first test in England, where he was maybe the best bowler in the inning, is a mystery.

In reply to Sylobaby

it didn't matter who they picked you expect mayers with his crooked technique who averages like 22 in first class cricket would make a diference lol