West Indies coach disappointed at players' surrender

LEEDS, England, May 28 (Reuters) West Indies coach David Moore described his team's record test defeat by England at Headingley as a ''meek surrender'' today.

Moore, in his first assignment as coach of a test nation after succeeding Australian compatriot Bennett King following the World Cup, was exasperated at the manner in which West Indies lost by an innings and 283 runs.

England went 1-0 up in the four-match series and may have inflicted some mental scarring as well. It was West Indies' heaviest ever test loss.

The tourists were bowled out for 146 and 141 in reply to England's 570 for seven declared.

''It was ugly in the end and looked like a pretty meek surrender, though I thought there was some encouragement in the middle when (Dwayne) Bravo (52) and (Runako) Morton (25) were going well.

''Unfortunately Morton fell for the three-card trick and got out and after that it was a pretty quick exit. It was disappointing in the end.

''I think they get to a point where they don't actually realise we've got to play for five days. They need to bat the whole way through. We saw England do it and we've got to do it as well. I still have faith in all 15 of our guys,'' he added.

Moore said he was frustrated at the team's inconsistency after they battled for a draw in the first test at Lord's.

''(This result) is a reflection of our inconsistency rather than a reflection of where the team is at.

''We get to a point where we hang in there like in the first test and then unfortunately we get to a point when we can't string two innings together. We can be so good one test and then very disappointing the next one.'' A decision is likely to be taken on whether captain Ramnaresh Sarwan will stay on the tour tomorrow after consultation with medical staff.

Sarwan injured a joint in his right shoulder after falling awkwardly trying to prevent a boundary on Friday.

Moore is hopeful, though, that experienced batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be fit for the third test, starting on June 7, after missing Headingley with tendonitis in his knee.

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