West Indies Women Head Coach, Courtney Walsh has set winning the Twenty20 and One-Day International series against Pakistan in Antigua as top priority but also has a keen interest in the level of consistency from the Caribbean ladies.
Walsh, speaking on Saturday’s virtual media brief, expressed that consistency in performances and improvements in all departments are what he will be using as his yardstick to judge the success of the series. Since being appointed as Head Coach in October last, the team’s management has hosted numerous camps in Antigua to keep the women active in the void of regional cricket due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am looking for all-round performances in all departments. England tour has been a while and we have had two camps since then to try and put some things together. [We are] focussing on awareness and consistency, especially in this camp and the Pakistan tour in a couple of days to see how we have improved and get ready for international cricket again”, Walsh expressed.

The Pakistan tour will consist of three T20I from June 30 – July 4 followed by five ODIs (July 7 – 18).
West Indies Women has not played a T20I since they lost 0-5 in England last September and One-Days since the Indian tour in November 2019.
The coach said he will expect some “rustiness” but reassured the focus will be on consistency and seeing players have self-belief and execute.
“Obviously, we are not playing enough cricket is going to take away from your confidence because if you are not playing, you are not sure how you will perform. The camp has helped us come together, have some practice sessions and matches, and some good scenarios to get you a feel, so you are not going to be sort of rusty as beforehand but everyone knows the main test is there in the middle, and when you are competing.”

“Everyone knows, Pakistan is not a walkover team, no team in international cricket is, so it is going to be a good test for us.”
West Indies is ranked sixth, just above Pakistan in both of the white-ball formats.
Additionally, the legendary fast-bowler indicated the women have looked to address the glaring fitness issues and it is a work in progress.
“The players have bought into because they know all the coaching we do, if they are not fit enough then their skill set is going to suffer. We have had frank discussions and it has stepped up; it is getting better but it is not where we want it to be but the scale is going up.”