ST JOHN’S, Antigua—West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has branded tomorrow’s decisive third One-Day International against England as a virtual final, and says he expects the regional side to treat the game with that level of importance.
The hosts went down by three wickets in the second ODI on Sunday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, two days after claiming an exciting 13-run victory in the first contest.
“We’re building towards the 2015 World Cup and we’ve got to look at this game as such. This could be the World Cup final for us so we’ve for to get our ‘final faces’ on…and come out on Wednesday and approach it in that way,†Gibson said.
The hosts went down by three wickets in the second ODI on Sunday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, two days after claiming an exciting 13-run victory in the first contest.
“We’re building towards the 2015 World Cup and we’ve got to look at this game as such. This could be the World Cup final for us so we’ve for to get our ‘final faces’ on…and come out on Wednesday and approach it in that way,†Gibson said.