Marlon Samuels has 'proven his point', West Indies head coach says

Nottingham West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson praised the form of Marlon Samuels following the right-hander's outstanding batting in the second Test which finished inside four days at Trent Bridge Tuesday.

Samuels scored 117 in the first innings and returned to hit an unbeaten 76 in the second as the West Indies slipped to a nine-wicket defeat, to go behind 0-2 in the three-Test series.

"He came on this tour perhaps with a point to prove and he's proven his point. He's played fantastically well in the middle order. He and Shiv [Chanderpaul] have had a lot of work to do and he's done that exceptionally well."

Samuels has compiled 310 runs at an average of 103 while Chanderpaul has also been among the runs with 235 runs at an average of 78.

Samuels and captain Darren Sammy have been the only players to manage centuries for the West Indies in the series, both coming in the just concluded Test in a record 204-run seventh wicket stand.

Gibson said he was especially pleased for Sammy whose place in the side had been questioned.

"He works very hard, he's an honest cricketer and it's always pleasing when that hard work pays off," said Gibson.