Chris Gayle

Hi everyone,

We’re all very disappointed we lost the Test but looking back we can see where we went wrong. We let ourselves down in the fielding – we weren’t the best here at all – and we struggled with batting. All in all, the Test didn’t go as well as we wanted it to go and there are important lessons we must take from it in order to move on and put this experience behind us.

The team is obviously very disappointed and we will discuss it all when we all get back together as a group. A few more players are coming in today to join the team for the ODIs, so - once they arrive and get settled - we will regroup and make plans for the next stage of the series. We need to make the necessary adjustments to allow the new guys to fit in and get acclimatized as quickly as possible.

I’m looking forward to the ODIs starting on Thursday. It’s important that we get some momentum going starting with the very first match, and fix the things that went wrong during the Test Series. We must put our best foot forward as I believe we have a good chance of beating England in the ODIs, we just need to get the basics right.

Stay tuned for more of the Digicel Player Diaries throughout the series in England.

Chris Gayle:

Hey everyone,

The team is feeling pretty good about the fifth and final Digicel ODI. We had practice today and everyone is feeling confident about a win.

I know there has been a lot of speculation as to whether or not there will be a match in St. Lucia but let me assure all West Indies fans, there will be a game and the team is focused and prepared to win. Our performance will not be affected by any issues. We are professionals and we are here to do a job. We will be making no excuses. We will be playing for the West Indian people and we plan to make you proud.

We plan to go out there and play some basic cricket. England has been playing good cricket and I’m sure they want to win the Digicel ODI series just as bad as we do. We just have to ensure that we play better cricket and I know that we will have the support of our fans which is always positive for us.

We started the Digicel Series 2009 on a high and we want to end it on a high. It has been a long series and a win would finish it off nicely. We are hoping for beautiful conditions so that fans can actually get 100 overs. St. Lucian fans can expect to see good cricket played at the Beausejour Stadium.

To the West Indies fans, I would like to thank you for your tremendous support during the Digicel Series. The entire team appreciates your support. It has been a long and hard series and we hope to give you a victory.

Well that’s all for now! Stay tuned as I, along with other West Indies cricketers, will be keeping our diary of the Digicel Series 2009.

Denesh Ramdin:

On Friday, the bowlers went out there and did the job our captain, Chris Gayle, asked of them. They built pressure which really troubled the English batsmen. And they were really backed up well by some great fielding. All in all we went out there to win and we
did. Now we are one up in the ODI series, we have the edge on England now and we are going to go out on Sunday and finish them off.

Our confidence is high and we are enjoying our cricket. Chris was outstanding on Friday; he did what he had to do for the team. I know England are a team that won't lie down, they will come out fighting. They will have a gameplan and I don't think it will be as easy as it was on Friday to get them out. So we will have our back up plan. We plan to go out there and beat them again.

Thank you to all the fans that have been supporting us during the Test series, the Twenty20s and now the ODIs. It is great to look out and see the West Indians supporting their team. We really enjoy the support and hope that you continue to support us even after the series.

That's all for now but stay tuned as I, and some of the other West Indies cricketers, keep you up to date on the series through our diaries.

Ramnaresh Sarwan:

Hi Everyone,

Playing at home in Guyana for the first and second Digicel one-day internationals was great. Having the support of my country is always a good feeling and they always support West Indies and this time they came out in their numbers and offered their full support for the team.

On Sunday we were successful in putting what had happened in the first Digicel ODI on Friday behind us. Our body language on the field and the way we played proved that we were ready to take on the challenge at hand and win the game. We showed character and showed how much it meant for us to win.

We have an outstanding chance now in Barbados for the third and fourth ODIs once we continue to play the way we have been playing. On Sunday we were able to get back our momentum and so it is important for us to keep that going here in Barbados. The story will continue at 9:30 am on Friday, so we will just have to prepare ourselves as we have been doing for the past weeks.

To our fans, thank you for your continuous support, the team really appreciates it. You are who we play for and we will continue to make West Indies proud.

Stay tuned as I and some of the other West Indies cricketers keep you up to date through our diaries of the Digicel Series 2009.

	Chris Gayle: 'We can’t let the loss in the first ODI demotivate us.' © Getty Images

Chris Gayle:

Hey everyone,

Everyone was extremely disappointed after what happened at the first ODI in Guyana. I must say we were all a bit depressed going home after the game. We really did think we won that game, then to learn after a few minutes that we lost by one run was crushing. Like I said before, at this point in time, we can’t dwell on the past. We have important games coming up and we have to keep positive and focused.

I will be having a team meeting with the guys before the second ODI and we will openly discuss what happened on Friday and what we need to do to draw level. We have to take it step by step. At the end of the day, we are all professionals and we must behave as such. We have to win the rest of the matches and put Friday behind us. We can’t let it demotivate us and dampen the high that we have been on during the entire series. So we will come up with a gameplan and strategy to win the ODI series and truly put this behind us.

We have bounced back from tougher situations and we can do it again. England is definitely hungry for a victory and have finally got on the winning sheet. This will no doubt boost their confidence and they will be coming at us harder, so we don’t have time to feel bad. We have to bounce back now. We just want to even things out on Sunday. It will be a very competitive game.

For the remaining ODIs we will be coming out strong while sticking to our gameplan. We are all going to continue to put in our 110%. I hope our fans continue to support us and we promise to give them something to cheer for.

Well that’s all for now! Stay tuned as I, along with other West Indies cricketers, will be keeping our diary of the series.

Nikita Miller

	Nikita Miller is looking to carry his first-class form into the one-dayers against England © AFP

I am just joining the Digicel Series 2009. I am confident but not over-confident. I’m on a high after a successful first-class season. I am hoping to come now and put in my best for the team in the Digicel ODI Series.

The team has been doing well since New Zealand. There have been definite improvements; we are now all seeing it. There has been a lot of work put into the team over this time and we are now being rewarded for our efforts. We had a good win for the Digicel Test Series and the Digicel Twenty20 and hopefully we can move from strength to strength.

It would be great to have a clean streak, so winning the Digicel ODI Series would be great. We didn’t have a good result in New Zealand but we have had a positive start to the year so hopefully we can seal it off with another win.

I have put in a lot of work playing first-class cricket so I am ready to play for West Indies. It is a different game playing first-class as opposed to ODIs but I am ready and committed to making the transition. It is a mental game, so I have to adjust my game to suit the one-day set-up and I think I’m more than capable of doing that. I am looking forward to the two days of training for the Digicel ODIs in Guyana.

It is very exciting to join the team when they are on this high from winning. It instils confidence coming into a winning team and I’m hoping that I can come and make a contribution to the Windies.

From experience, the pitch in Guyana is always slow with not a lot of bounce and I am not expecting it to be different this time around. Obviously anything can happen on game day but Guyana has a history of producing slow low tracks and I will be preparing for that. I am preparing myself for any eventuality, I have to prepare myself for the worst and hope for the best.

To the Windies fans please continue to support your team. As always, I will try and put in my best for the team, and your support is invaluable and I won’t let you down.

Stay tuned as I, and some of the other West Indies cricketers, keep you up to date on the Digicel Series 2009 through our diaries.

Brendan Nash:

Hey everyone,

Our draw for the third Test in Antigua was basically a win for us based on the position we are at: 1-0, so we are quite happy and very enthusiastic going into the fourth Test here in Barbados.

The players were given the opportunity to go home during the break, after Antigua, to be with their families and re-energize, however Chanderpaul and I decided to come to Barbados a bit early and we had a few light training sessions with the Barbadian players on the team. As a whole team we had two days of intense training and we are all feeling confident going into the fourth Test. But though we are confident we aren’t over confident.

England is now under some serious pressure. I’ve been reading articles about England and they have said that this coming Digicel Test is a do-or-die Test for them. They need to win and of course we don’t plan to allow them to win. We are in a pretty good position right now and we need to stay on top of our game and give our all.

To the Windies fans keep supporting us, we are making small steps upwards and we hope that continues over the next two Tests. Keep the faith and please come out in your numbers and support us. Seeing the fans in the crowd is always good and it gives us a lot of encouragement.

Stay tuned as I, and some of the other West Indies cricketers, keep you up to date on the Digicel Series 2009 through our diaries.