West Indies head coach Shane Deitz is eager for a bounce-back showing in their upcoming T20 International series against Australia. Ahead of Thursday’s start to the three-match contest, which is set to be played exclusively in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Deitz expressed his desire for the Caribbean side to execute in areas they “didn't quite do against Sri Lanka."
“We've got to express ourselves, show our skills, and back ourselves against the very best, and that will be a bit of a mental shift,” Deitz began. The West Indies lost both the T20I and ODI home series to Sri Lanka last month after repeated top-order failures across both formats.
Despite this, Deitz, an Australian himself, does not want his team to fall into the trap of playing timid cricket, even against the number one side. “It's great to test yourself against the best, to see where we're at, individually and collectively, so we’re looking forward to the contest," he said.
“The intensity and the aggression of the Aussies will come at us,” he stressed. “We've got to match that; we can't be too complacent or too within ourselves.” The West Indies were semi-finalists at the most recent edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2024. They have lost eight of their 14 games since then.