Jason Holder says West Indies’ victory over Australia in January reignited his want for Take a look at cricket as he goals to assist his nation to a primary sequence win in England since 1988.
West Indies gained a thriller in Brisbane by eight runs earlier this yr as Shamar Joseph’s seven-wicket haul sealed a maiden Take a look at triumph in Australia since 1997 and 1-1 sequence draw.
Former captain Holder opted out of the tour with the intention to play within the United Arab Emirates T20 franchise league however is again within the squad for the video games in opposition to England.
Talking forward of the primary Take a look at at Lord’s on Wednesday, Holder mentioned: “I was so happy for the boys when they did what they did in Australia.
“It gave me a renewed vitality to return again to the group and be part of one thing particular once more. I’ve missed Take a look at cricket and I’m trying ahead to it.
“It is vital [to build on Australia]. I feel the blokes took so much from that. We’re popping out to win this sequence.
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“Now we have some particular expertise within the dressing room, it is nearly enjoying stable cricket and having perception.
“We have been doing some really positive things for the last couple of months and as a young side the main thing is to keep learning.”
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‘No higher time for us to beat England than now’
Holder was skipper when West Indies final toured England within the Covid-hit summer time of 2020.
The Caribbean facet gained the opening Take a look at in Southampton earlier than dropping the following two at Emirates Previous Trafford, on a visit Holder remembers feeling like “being in prison” as a result of social distancing required throughout the pandemic.
He mentioned: “We won one Test last time and are looking to take it further and two would be a lot better on this trip.
“There is no such thing as a higher time for us to beat England than now. I feel that may be an excellent feat and nothing this crew is wanting.
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West Indies at the moment are captained by Kraigg Brathwaite however Holder says he has nonetheless been sharing knowledge together with his team-mates, lots of whom are on the primary tour of England.
The all-rounder added: “I am quite relaxed in the dressing room.
“I’ve had particular person chats with gamers, simply making an attempt to grasp them in order that after we exit on the sphere I get a greater sense of them as an individual.
“I can then be in a better position to help them when needs be but the boys have been so welcoming and receptive of the information I have shared. I have learnt from them, too.”
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Holder and fellow seamer Jayden Seales are hoping success on the sphere in England can indirectly assist these again within the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Beryl.
Holder, who’s from Barbados, mentioned: “One thing that brings West Indian people together is cricket.
“Our success within the current previous has revived the cricketing lives of individuals within the Caribbean. We need to make them as proud as may be in these robust occasions.”
Trinidadian quick Seales, who missed the Australia series through injury, said: “We aren’t doing it for ourselves. We’re doing it for the individuals again dwelling who help us.
“They have been hit by the hurricane so drastically. We will try our best to make them feel a sense of pride.
Watch the first Test between England and West Indies live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10am on Wednesday (11am first ball).
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