Windies can beat Australia – Ambrose

Curtly Ambrose feels West Indies can do more than just compete with Australia in their Test series.West Indies believe they can shock Australia in their Test series, according to great fast bowler Curtly Ambrose.
The tourists were thrashed by 10 wickets by a Cricket Australia XI in a tour match, leading to fears they may be embarrassed in the three-Test series starting Thursday.

Despite those concerns, Ambrose – now the Windies’ bowling coach – said his team had come to Australia eyeing more than just being competitive.

“It’s not a matter of what we’ve changed. It’s the way going forward,” he told a news conference yesterday.

“We played against Australia not so long ago in the Caribbean and even though we lost 2-0, there were moments and periods when we had them on the back foot, their backs against the wall, but never really finished them off.

“So we believe that we can compete, and not only compete but we believe we can beat them and that’s the whole focus – to beat Australia. Not just to compete but to win.

“We’re underdogs but sometimes it’s good to be that way. We have nothing to lose.

“As far as I’m concerned, Australia is the only one under pressure because they have to beat us because Australians and cricket in general expect them to steamroll us so they’re the ones under pressure, not us.

“We’re going to put on a good show.”

Since the teams met in June, the likes of Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson have retired for Australia.

Asked if he felt the hosts were vulnerable due to the numerous changes, Ambrose said they would still be hard to beat.

“I wouldn’t want to say they’re vulnerable. They’re still a good team,” he said.

“They’re playing at home, they know the conditions better than us, we have a pretty young team as well.

“We are not playing as well as we should or we can play so it’s going to be interesting.

“I believe that we have enough bowlers in our line-up to create some problems and that to me is going to be very important.”(Sportsmax.com)

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the likes of Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson have retired for Australia.
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Prepackaged hexcuse for Smiffy ! 

Green Top Ambi ... Bowl first !

Roach and Taylor and gabriel : strictly 90+ mph !

Great stuff .... we bowling first

Goooo AAAAmmmbbbbiii  ::LOL::

10.20am The pitch has a greenish tinge to it but should remain firm throughout the Test.

WI's pacers - Taylor, Roach, Gabriel and Holder should enjoy it on the first morning under slightly overcast conditions.

Tw first ball NO balls by Jerome and Roach.

What gives, man  :-\

The runs coming easy for the Aussies.

I think that is just wishful thinking from Ambrose to be honest, aswell as a bit of prematch bravado. I mean come on, what's he going to say? I don't think this team as a chance if even competing never mind managing to get anywhere near the Australians?

Judging by how this test is going, the latter seems to be the case though...

Ambrose would have been better off with a post Lunch bowling strategy !

I would have used Gabriel to the 2 new batsmen with an attacking Field

Warrican would have had to wait with his 4 men on the boundary 

what happen to Hope...... ::confused::

I see west indies pik 5 batsmen :o :o :o :o  why ::confused::

anyhow its just as well.  we dont even have 1 good batsman far less a sixth. ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL::