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World T20 cricket: England warned by West Indies' Sammy
ICC WORLD TWENTY20
- Match: England v West Indies
- Date: Thursday 27 September
- Time & Venue: 11:00 BST, Pallekele
Coverage: Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC 5 live sports extra and BBC Radio 4 LW from 10:45 BST & via BBC Sport website; live text commentary on BBC Sport website & mobiles
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has warned England that his team can play "unbeatable" World Twenty20 cricket.
Reigning T20 world champions England face Sammy's side in their first Super Eight game in Pallekele on Thursday.
Darren Sammy West Indies captain“Hopefully, when we go back home, all the Caribbean fans can come and meet us at the airport like they did in 2004”
West Indies knocked out Ireland to reach this stage and all-rounder Sammy told BBC Sport: "I'm quite confident that we can go all the way in this tournament.
"When we left the Caribbean, we left with one goal - to win the World T20."
In West Indies' first fixture in Sri Lanka they fell to a 17-run defeat to Australia in a rain-affected Duckworth/Lewis result, before beating Ireland on Monday in another match that fell victim to the weather.
Sammy is unconcerned his side have yet to complete a full 40-over game, saying: "We believe once we play to our full potential we are going to be unbeatable.
"We've not yet played a full game, but that's similar to England back in the Caribbean [in 2010] where they didn't win a game in the group stages, then went on to win the cup."
The West Indies captain, 28, admitted his side have failed to shine in recent major tournaments, but pledged to try to reverse the trend at the World T20.
"It's been a while since we had any silverware, since [the ICC Champions Trophy in] 2004. We'll take it a game at a time.
"Hopefully, when we go back home, all the Caribbean fans can come and meet us at the airport like they did in 2004."
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Comment number 14.
Millington26th September 2012 - 23:12
England lose one game because their batsmen went into self destruct mode and suddenly Broad is a poor Captain and tactician?
Baloney.
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Comment number 13.
Lukas00726th September 2012 - 14:17
England skipper should be a 20/20 specialist from one of our strongest domestic teams. No brainer
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Comment number 12.
alex_wood8826th September 2012 - 12:19
Lets get the facts straight BBC, WI did not beat Ireland, it was abandoned and given one point each, WI may have collapsed and now be back home who knows. Big claim from Sammy bearing in mind they haven't played a full game and haven't won either of the 2 games they have played in. Should be a good game if England turn up, unlike the last game.
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Comment number 11.
Tanglesoft26th September 2012 - 10:00
If West Indies bat first I think they are capable of posting a big score that England won't chase down. The weakest link for me in the England team is Broad. His bowling and batting seems to be getting worse his tactics are poor.
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Comment number 10.
davearm26th September 2012 - 9:29
Not totally relevant to this item, but can someone explain super eight format? I thought at start of tournament I saw 2 group winners and 2 runners up would be in each group, however all 4 group winners in one group as with runners up in the other. Strange format?
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