AUS vs WI: “I’ll give it my all for the next six days and hopefully we can come away with a win so I finish on a high” – Phil Simmons before the second test

The West Indies will take on Australia in the second and final Test of the two-game series at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Thursday 8 December. The Windies suffered a 164-run loss in the series opener.

Marnus Labuschagne scored a double century and a century in two innings, Steve Smith also scored a brilliant double century and Nathan Lyon put in a brilliant six-wicket performance in the second innings.

After the West Indies team was knocked out early from the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup after failing to make it past the first round, Phil Simmons announced his resignation as the team’s manager. They showed some encouraging signs in their Test cricket under Simmons’ second managerial tenure, which began in October 2019, with a one-wicket win over Pakistan and a 2-0 win over Bangladesh, when they chased 395 to win the first Test and won the second by 17 runs.

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I Give All I Can – Phil Simmons

West Indies manager Phil Simmons believes he has given his all on paper and the foundation has been laid for his revival of Test cricket. Phil Simmons promised that they will give it their all for the next six days as he wants to go away on a strong note.

“[I feel] Well, from the point of view that every time I go out and every time I’m part of the West Indies, I give everything I can give.” Simmons said before the Adelaide test. “I’ll give it my all for the next six days and hopefully we can come out with a win so I finish on a high.

“We lost a Test in a year, and it shows in the way we played, especially the series against England, where we had to fight for a few games and then came out victorious in the last one, that some progress has been made. done.

“For me, joy is seeing people improve. you had jermaine [Blackwood]who is going to his test number 50 [in Adelaide] and he was away for a while, now we see the difference in him. It’s little things like that that bring me joy.”

Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the second test and veteran Australian batsman Steven Smith will lead the team. Scott Boland has replaced him in the playing XI. The fast bowler has not played in a Test since the three Ashes Tests against England last year.

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