Lara says his team will Bounce back

LONDON: West Indies will take heart  from the Edgbaston, Birmingham venue for the Second Test against England starting tomorrow. The Caribbean cricketers have won four times in seven previous visits to Edgbaston and only lost once in 1963. Lara refused to be too downcast despite the defeat on Monday at Lord’s. Their last two visits in 1995 and 2000 resulted in innings victories. “We should not be too downhearted because I thought we played quite well for the final three and a half days (at Lord’s),” said skipper Brian Lara.

The West Indies have now been boosted by the arrival of seam bowlers Corey Collymore as a replacement for injured Ravi Rampaul. He played at Edgbaston for Warwickshire last summer and could find himself thrown in at the deep end. “We should walk to Edgbaston holding our heads high and we have Corey Collymore’s extra experience coming in. “It augurs well for us - I am quietly confident we can turn things around,” Lara added.