West Indies Test Coach Andre Coley is encouraging his players to step up thier individual game for the upcoming second Test against home side England in Nottingham on Thursday.

Coley suggested that his side have learned from the first Test, despite their heavy defeat. The Caribbean men suffered an innings and 114 runs loss at Lords last week, a result they want to quickly put behind them.

Added Coley, “We admit that the side we have, it is young and emerging, but we are still very positive about how we are approaching the second Test. Everybody is in good spirits and we’ve been catching up with the players one-on-one and this will really be the first time that we’ll be settled as a squad.”

Coley said there were positives to take from how his team fared with the ball in the first Test, having bowled England out for 371 in their only innings. However, he called on his batsmen to try and put together longer partnerships, and also told them to raise their intensity in the field for the second Test.

The Jamaican Coley, added that the conditions will be testing and that’s why it’s called a Test match, but made it clear that the Caribbean men do have it within their ranks to be at thier best and to compete with England.

Shamar Joseph suffered stiffness in his left hamstring during the first Test, and at one stage left the field mid-over. A Cricket West Indies spokesperson said that no decision has been made on his availability for the second Test with West Indies due to train at Trent Bridge on Tuesday morning.