Respect due to new look Aussie attack

WEDNESDAY 21 MAY – KINGSTON, JAMAICA – West Indies vice captain and

inspirational all rounder Dwayne Bravo has warned that the new look Australian

bowling attack must not be taken lightly in the First Digicel Test starting today

Thursday May 22nd, at Sabina Park.

"They have an inexperienced attack compared to

the normal Australian team but they are very

good players and we have to give respect to

them," Bravo told journalists after the West

Indies training session on Wednesday at Sabina

Park.

"We're not going to take them lightly because

they have lost five or six key players over the last

year or so. We know how good a team they are,

they still have world-class players in their set up.

Our aim is to continue to play the game we have

been playing for the last year or so, just try to

enjoy our cricket and try to be a better team and move forward," Bravo revealed.

Bravo is also confident that the West Indies batting line up, missing the retired

master batsman Brian Lara and injured opener Chris Gayle along with the

banned Marlon Samuels, is capable of acquitting themselves well.

"We have a lot of good players on our team as well, they're young but they are

maturing," the 24 year old all rounder said.

It's difficult at the beginning of an important series such as this one to have our

captain (Gayle) out due to injury and also losing Marlon. There is an opportunity

for other players like Devon Smith, Brenton Parchment, Ryan Hinds and Runako

Morton (who are) the guys who have been in and out of the team," Bravo

reasoned.

"Once you do well against a team like Australia everyone will stand up and your

name will be counted," Bravo advised.

"There is no other team in the world you would want to make your name

against. We should all use this as an opportunity to make a name for ourselves

and continue the good showing over the last five Test matches," the all rounder

said.

Bravo who recently returned to the Caribbean from India after playing in the

Indian Premier League for the Mumbai Indians said he is very confident going

into the opening Digicel Test match and does not think it will be difficult to adjust

from the shortest form of the game to Test cricket.

"I don't see it as a problem, I am mentally prepared for it and I know what I

have to do to get out of it (Twenty20 mode). I am not the only one coming out of

a Twenty20 tournament. I'm excited and looking forward to it. I did well against

them (Australia) in 2005 and I'm looking to better my performance this time,"

Bravo concluded.

After winning a Man-of-the-Match award in his final IPL match on Sunday in

Hyderabad, Bravo was flown by private jet to Jamaica to join the West Indies

team. The trip was compliments of Mumbai Indians team owner Mukesh Ambani.

(Courtesy -: digicelcricket)