Greenidge

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC):

Convenor of West Indies selectors, Gordon Greenidge believes consistency will be the key to the regional team's success against Australia in the upcoming Test series.

"The players must believe that they can step up and show what they are really capable of," said the former Test opener.

"We have to decide to be more forceful, more positive and spend time at the crease. What we want is consistency. This is something we have been fighting for over the years. This series presents an opportunity for players to be counted - new players and established players."

West Indies face Australia in the first Test of the three-match series starting here on Thursday at Sabina Park.

Assertive approach

The regional side will be looking to beat the Aussies for the first time since 1991 in the Caribbean and Greenidge said the Windies needed to be assertive in their approach.

"We have to be positive in our approach. Being positive, in this case, does not mean going overboard and trying to hit every ball to the boundary," Greenidge said.

"Common sense has to prevail. You have to first see what is happening and then be positive in your approach."

"We have to look at the overall game and have a positive game plan. We need application and concentration on the job and we will do very well."

Greenidge said he was generally satisfied with the team's showing in the recent Sri Lanka series and was looking forward to improvement.

"The players equipped themselves very well and handled what happened in the Sri Lanka series very well," he said.