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Windies settling in well

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COLOMBO – West Indies completed a second full training session yesterday, as they continued to build up to the three-Test series against Sri Lanka which starts next week.
The Caribbean side arrived here on Sunday and despite travelling for almost two days, underwent a training session at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Monday morning.
They followed this up with another session at the same venue on Tuesday in hot conditions.
Captain Darren Sammy said the squad had already settled in well and were committed to playing strong all-round cricket on the tour.
“We will be looking to play total team cricket . . . . Everyone is expected to make a positive contribution . . . .
“We have to bat for long periods, and this is somethingwe have be en working on.” (CMC)

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