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10/18/2005 
WI CONFIDENT HEADING INTO TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, COACH SAYS...  
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) - West Indies coach Bennett King expressed confidence yesterday heading into his squad's tour of Australia, but said beating the world's No 1-ranked team on its home turf won't be easy. "The Australians are very good and we are going into their den. We just have to go there and tame them," King said before most of the team departed Barbados for Sydney. "I believe everyone is comfortable." West Indies haven't won a Test series of any significance since India visited the Caribbean three years ago, and they haven't beaten Australia in a series since 1993. The Australians, coming off a sweep of a World XI, including West Indies stars Brian Lara and Chris Gayle, have held the Frank Worrell Trophy for 10 years. West Indies will play Queensland in a four-day match on October 27-30, followed by three Tests in November at Brisbane, Hobart and Adelaide. The team will have its full complement of players following a dispute between the regional cricket board and players' association that led to Lara, Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan missing the last tour of Sri Lanka. The Australian-born King said the team has put the dispute behind it and was looking forward to competing. "The camaraderie is there and we just have to keep moving forward and playing together as a unit," he said. Captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul acknowledged Australia's strength, but called the West Indies "a formidable opponent". "We always have a good team, but the performances are what will count," the 31 year-old said. "I am expecting the guys to be focused and put in big efforts." Reprinted from jamaicaobserver.com
 

 


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