"We still have to be more consistent with the ball and when we bat we have to show a lot more fight at the beginning of the innings"
Saturday 9 September 2017 18:18, UK
Windies captain Jason Holder is "extremely proud" of his team's Test displays in England - but admits they have huge room for improvement.
Holder's side rebounded from losing the opening Test by an innings and 209 runs at Edgbaston to stun England by five wickets in the second at Headingley.
Windies went on to lose the series 2-1 after a nine-wicket reverse in the decider at Lord's but made England work for the win, after bowling out the hosts for 194 in their first innings.
"We have got some positives going forward and I am extremely proud of the guys, especially the way we came back after Edgbaston and rallied at Headingley," said Holder.
"We still have to be more consistent with the ball, building pressure by bowling maidens, and when we bat we have to show a lot more fight at the beginning of the innings, which is the hardest part.
"We also need to tighten up with the fielding - we have let ourselves down with a number of chances."
Shai Hope was named Windies' Man of the Series, adding a half-century at Lord's to his two hundreds at Headingley to finish the three matches with 375 runs at an average of 75.
"Hopefully this is a breakthrough series for him," said Holder of Hope, who averaged 18 in Test cricket before he became the first man to hit twin tons in the same first-class game in Leeds.
"We know his ability and what he can bring and it was great to see that, in probably the toughest conditions around the world against one of the best bowling attacks in the world, he did so well.
Hope, who top scored for Windies at Lord's with 62, added: "England is a tough place to play cricket, so it was a great experience for me and I'm sure all the batters learnt a lot from this tour.
"It was good to get some runs and hopefully I can carry on next series. I will now get the chance to play some more shots in the one-dayers!"
England and Windies will now contest one T20 international and five ODIs, with each game live on Sky Sports. Watch the T20, in Durham, from 6pm, on Saturday, September 16 on Sky Sports Cricket.
