Lloyd slams ``abysmal'' West Indies (6 January 1999)

6 January 1999

Lloyd slams "abysmal" West Indies

AFP

LONDON, Jan 6 (AFP) - West Indies tour manager Sir Clive Lloyd has blasted his struggling squad as they face more humiliation in South Africa.

Talking to BBC Radio Four, Lloyd on Wednesday labelled his team's batting as "abysmal" and accused the players of lacking discipline and professionalism as the stood on the brink of another Test match defeat.

The Windies are set to go 4-0 down in the five-Test series, having slumped to 93 for six at the end of the fourth day of the fourth Test in Cape Town after being set a near-impossible victory target of 421.

"The batting has been abysmal, there's no doubt about that," Lloyd said. "For the last 20 years our discipline has been excellent, we've been very professional - these guys haven't been.

"We are sadly lacking in class batters and batters who are consistent."

Source :: AFP