LEEDS, May 29: West Indies coach David Moore said there “will certainly be questions asked on both the batting and bowling side” after what the Australian described as his team's ‘ugly’ innings and 283 run second Test defeat against England here at Headingley.

The defeat, West Indies' biggest Test innings defeat of all-time, saw England take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series ahead of the third Test which starts at Old Trafford in June 7.

In between, West Indies have just a solitary tour match against an MCC side in Durham which, while captained by Sanath Jayasuriya, is largely made up of student players.

So far the West Indies pace trio of Daren Powell, Jerome Taylor and Corey Collymore have carried little threat.

The tourists do have the likes of Fidel Edwards, Ravi Rampaul and Darren Sammy waiting in the wings of their 15-man squad and after Monday's mauling Moore said: “We've been looking since the first Test to see who are going to be the best bowlers to take us through.

“Over the last few games, the three we took into this game have been doing a job for us. In the Test series in Pakistan they did a reasonable job for us — and throughout the World Cup they did as well.

“But as always, at the end of every game you have to work out where your players are at and who's going to give us the best chance of winning a game.

“There will certainly be questions asked on both the batting and bowling side,” he added.

West Indies were routed for 146 and 141 at Headingley. But they were down to 10 batsmen after captain Ramnaresh Sarwan sustained a tour-ending shoulder injury while fielding on Friday.

And they came into the match without senior batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who withdrew because of a knee problem.—AFP

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