Lacking consistency

Simon Katich, above, celebrates his third test century after being put down when on 91 by Runako Morton off Fidel Edwards. (Cricinfo photo)

Simon Katich, above, celebrates his third test century after being put down when on 91 by Runako Morton off Fidel Edwards. (Cricinfo photo)By Tony Cozier
In ST.JOHN’S

IT was a day on which the West Indies needed to be as sharp and as flawless in the field as they were in the first Test at Sabina Park.

On a pitch in the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium inaugural Test seemingly transplanted intact from the Antigua Recreation Ground, that field of batsmen’s dreams a few miles away, their bowlers plugged away with much of their newly-discovered discipline. But they lacked the support they enjoyed in Kingston that was even more essential here to counteract the disadvantage of the conditions.