West Indies captain Kraigg Braithwaite said his players could have been more disciplined during their second Test defeat against England at Trent Bridge.
The visitors went under by 241 runs after falling for 143, chasing a target of 385 for victory.
Brathwaite made 47 and Jason Holder 37, as the West Indies fell to Shoaib Bashir’s 5 for 41.
“I am reasonably happy with the performance. We could have been better with the ball, with the bat. We were good in the first innings, but we didn’t follow it in the second,” he said after the game.
“You see the effort from the guys. The fitness is there. We got to be more disciplined. England showed us how to bowl on this pitch, not to get hit square of the wicket. But the guys will learn,” he added.
Brathwaite focused on the game’s positives but lamented the dropped catches, which England took advantage of in the first innings.
“Kavem a hundred and then a duck. That’s Test cricket. We dropped some crucial catches, and that happens. Could be better at line and length, but catches win matches,” he said.
“I wouldn’t have expected that collapse but it’s gone. It’s history. Test cricket is never an easy game. Got to stay tough and keep fighting,” Brathwaite added.
England have taken the three-match series 2-0 with the third Test at Birmingham commencing on 26 June.
Kraigg Braithwaite thinks because he put 47 runs on the board he can criticized 😔 these young players? The problem with the team is the lack of leadership from him as a captain and Jason Holder poor performance as a senior player and former captain this should be their last tour, how long are we keeping a loosing captain with no vision for the team