LONDON, (Reuters) – West Indies captain Chris Gayle  conceded his team had lost the plot after a rash of dropped  catches and some feeble batting led to a 10-wicket defeat  against England within three days at Lord’s yesterday.
The two sides meet at Chester-le-Street in north-east  England next Thursday in the second and final test which West  Indies must win to retain the Wisden Trophy they regained this  year.

“We lost the plot,” Gayle, who contributed only 28 and a  duck after arriving in England on Monday from the Indian Premier  League, told a news conference.

“Obviously we are very disappointed in the manner in which  we lost the game in three days. Having said all of that we have  to give credit to England. They played some good cricket and  they held on to their chances.”

Gayle’s decision to ask England to bat on Wednesday appeared  a defensive move after his batsmen had struggled with the  unfamiliar conditions in the English spring during in the three  warm-up matches.

It was initially justified by some wonderful fast bowling  from Fidel Edwards who threatened to run through the England  batting after dismissing Kevin Pietersen with his first ball.

But West Indies then dropped six catches in the final  session, including three off Edwards, and all momentum was lost.

Although Edwards eventually finished with six wickets they  already looked a beaten side on the second morning.
“Fidel Edwards bowled brilliantly,” Gayle said. “We only  have ourselves to blame. It does make a lot of difference  batting in these conditions

“But having said all these things we have to have the  self-belief to go out there and get the job done. You just have  to tough it out.”