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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Kingston (Jamaica), June 12 (IANS\/CMC) West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has blamed the side&#39;s batsmen for their 186-run defeat to New Zealand in the first Test match which ended in Kingston on Wednesday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Gibson has blasted the regional side&#39;s batting in the two innings as&quot; bitterly disappointing&quot; after they scored 262 and 216 with only two top-order batsmen making fifties, reports CMC.A<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;Obviously, [I&#39;m] very disappointed with the way we batted especially,&quot; Gibson said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;By all accounts, after the first day&#39;s play, we agreed in the dressing room that it was a flat pitch, so to have a batting performance like that over two innings is bitterly disappointing and something that we need to put right as quickly as possible.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">New Zealand crushed West Indies inside four days at Sabina Park to claim only their second ever win in the Caribbean.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The tourists have now taken a one-nil lead in the three-Test series.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;They have just got to occupy the crease and look at New Zealand, the way they went about it - making runs, starts, getting yourself in first, assessing the conditions, assessing the bowlers, scoring areas,a said Gibson.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;We had five batsmen over two innings in our top six who made ducks and that puts your batting under pressure&quot;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The Caribbean side collapsed in less than a session and a half attempting to chase 403 victory target.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;First-innings runs have always been important. Any team that&#39;s going to win Test matches needs big first-innings runs. New Zealand showed that in the first innings, getting 500, and we didn&#39;t really respond,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;We needed to respond with a 450 or 500 score and take some more time and overs out of the game. We didn&#39;t do that. To get bowled out on that pitch in the second innings in 48 overs is very, very disappointing.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">However, Gibson said he was pleased with the efforts of his front-line bowlers, who had all come into the match after significant time away from international cricket.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Jerome Taylor and Kemar Roach were battling injuries, while Shane Shillingford played his first Test since his suspension due to an illegal bowling action.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Taylor was the best bowler on Wednesday with three for 28 while fellow new ball partner Roach finished with two for 12 and Shillingford 2 for 39.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;I thought the bowlers worked really hard. When you look at workloads, I thought Jerome Taylor playing in his first Test after such a long time, stood up to that task very well and got better as the Test match went on. Kemar Roach, also, after a long layoff from injury and his shoulder surgery, got better as the Test match went on and bowled really well in the second innings, &quot; said Gibson.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;Taylor swung the new ball nicely and when he came back with the old ball, he was skillful and picked up wickets. Hopefully, he&#39;ll be fit and get through this Test series and, going forward, make us a stronger unit by leading the bowling attack.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The second Test between the two sides starts Monday in Port-of-Spain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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