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Quote:IN a sign of just how diabolical the lack of discipline is in this West Indies outfit, Jason Holder’s fast bowlers told their captain they didn’t want to operate from one end of the ground on day one in Hobart.
Kemar Roach and Jerome Taylor had no interest in running up the hill into the breeze from the Derwent River southern end in Thursday’s final session and let their skipper know.
It meant Holder was forced to let the game drift with spinners at a time when the new ball could have been taken and Australian pair Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh were cruising towards the sixth highest partnership in Test history.
Is it any wonder Holder had a DRS brain explosion on Friday, choosing not to review a poor lbw decision when replays showed the ball clearly going over the stumps?
Holder is a 24-year-old captain with zero support.
You would think in a time of crisis for West Indian cricket, and with stars like Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy off playing Twenty20 tournaments, he might expect some support from his senior men on the field.
But it would seem experienced campaigners Roach, 27 and Taylor, 31 couldn’t care less.
On Friday, another veteran Marlon Samuels refused to walk in with the bowler, standing with hands in pockets in the field until Australia finally declared.
Holder’s decision not to review a Peter Siddle ball that hit him above the knee roll yesterday was ridiculous when you consider he’s a giant of a man at 2.01 metres and the score was 5-116 with he the last recognised batsman in the line-up chasing 583.
Darren Bravo’s feedback from the other end over Siddle’s delivery didn’t help, and it would be easy to see why Holder simply walked off feeling like a lone soldier deserted by his mates.
“I spoke to him last night and he said none of the quicks wanted to bowl from that southern end,†Tom Moody said on Fox Sports.
“Bowling into that breeze up hill was a challenge for them but at the end of the day you have to do your work at whatever end it’s that you’re offered and plough through it.
“… the preference was, ‘I’d rather bowl from the other end’, because they’re all finding it difficult to get rhythm from that southern end.
“I think what got exposed yesterday was the lack of experience out in the middle. You need your experienced leaders out in the middle and I’m not referring just to the captain, I’m talking about amongst the core group.
“To me it was a little bit sad to see Jason Holder left on his own there. You need a couple of senior men to stand up and help him navigate through those difficult hours of play.â€
