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LONDON—New West Indies head coach John Dyson supervised
his first training session with the team yesterday, a day
after they arrived in South Africa.
Dyson, the former Australia batsman and Sri Lanka coach,
joined the team on Monday, and he met with the players and
the rest of the management team yesterday.
He was immediately into his job, when the team held a light
training session at Buffalo Park in East London, where the
West Indies will play their tour opener, a Twenty20 benefit
match against a Makhaya Ntini XI on Friday.
“I’m
quite happy with the way things went in the session,”
Dyson said.
“The
guys are fantastic and we had a great time. For me it’s
just a chance to get to know the players and take it from
there.
“I
believe we will do very well here in South Africa. The aim
is to be very competitive and come away with wins and
keep improving.
“The
long-term goal is to move up the rankings in the ICC table
in both forms of the game. We have players with ability
and I know we can move up.”
Dyson replaces compatriot Bennett King, who resigned following
West Indies’ exit from the World Cup staged in the
Caribbean at the Super Eight stage.
West Indies contest two Twenty20 Internationals, three Tests,
and five One-day Internationals in South Africa. (CMC)
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