Adams: We stuck to game plan

St. John's - There were many occasions when the crowd at the Antigua Recreation Ground showed their disapproval when Jimmy Adams and Courtney Walsh were in their quest of a tense West Indies victory here yesterday. The reason: Why was Adams turning down singles that were there for the taking?

The jeers however later turned to cheers after the Windies victory as fans feted until after 10 p.m.

The West Indies captain, however, offered a detailed explanation after the one-wicket victory was completed.

'We had one particular plan to give him (Courtney) no more than two balls out of every over,'Adams told reporters at a packed Press conference.

'There were a couple of overs where it didn't work, but Courtney, being the fighter that he is, really stuck to it and did a magnificent job.'

Adams, who was joined by Walsh when the West Indies were 197 for nine and still 19 short of their target of 216, said it was not a time to be indecisive over their approach.

'We had a plan and the plan was either going to work or it wasn't going to work,' he said.

'We weren't going to be making three, four and five plans.'

The victory, Adams admitted, was a hard-fought one after Pakistan staged a tremendous fightback in the morning session by wiping out the West Indies' middle and lower order after the hosts had resumed on 144 for four.

'It was a bit too close for comfort, but all's well that ends well,' the West Indies captain said after the victory gave them a 1-0 series win.

'We've very happy and extremely grateful for the fact that we have a positive result for the effort we've put in this series.'

He lauded the contribution of the entire team after a commendable season in which they also made a clean sweep of the preceding twomatch Test series against Zimbabwe.

'I think it is the entire set-up, from the manager and the coaches through to myself, through to the senior players, Ambrose, Walsh, Campbell,'Adams said.

'Everybdy has brought in a work ethic and I'm glad that it is paying off. It's one thing to say something, but when young men see it working for then, it's actually motivation to keep doing it and being as consistent as possible.'