Losing the two-match home series 0-2 to South Africa, West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite did not offer any excuse behind dismal batting performances and rather admitted all of it upfront.
"We didn't bat well. Full stop,” Brathwaite said in the aftermath of loss at the hands of an impressive South Africa side led by Dean Elgar.
West Indies batsmen were blown away by the pace and seam of South African pacer bowlers in both the Tests while the spinner Keshav Maharaj chipped in as well with a hattrick in the final innings of the series.
Skipper Brathwaite conceded Windies batsmen did not show enough determination to fight out the strong bowling attack and vowed to come back better.
"We're very sorry. We were disappointing. We've got to come back and show that fight. You can't win it all but as batter you have to show fight, show determination, which we didn't. It's still a learning process with some young guys in there and some other guys coming back in. It still not an excuse. We've got to come back better,” Brathwaite said.
"Part of the plan obviously was to bat better and have consistent partnerships and big partnerships but we didn't have any. During the series, you can't work on anything technical and Test cricket is all mental. But you always have something to work on as a player. We have a couple of weeks and we could work on a few flaws that we have.”
The series loss to South Africa was Brathwaite’s first loss as the captain of the West Indies side since taking over from Jason Holder earlier this year.