West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite expecting ‘good cricket pitch for the bowlers’

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite predicts a more even contest between bat and ball in the third Test shootout against England.

The pitches in Antigua and Barbados have refused to deteriorate, with the hosts batting out fifth day draws on both occasions to tee up a winner-takes-all scenario in Grenada this week.

It is understood the ground staff have been instructed to keep some life in the pitch in a bid to up the entertainment value as the tour reaches its crescendo.

This is the pitch for the third Test.Both sides encouraged that it is a bit more green on it than Antigua and Barbados but don’t expect a 3-day terror track. pic.twitter.com/A2kBMSHlIm

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Brathwaite has no qualms about indulging a dogged brand of cricket, having faced a bumper 673 balls at the Kensington Oval on his way to knocks of 160 and 56 not out, but is not expecting a repeat performance.

“It was good to see the pitch with a good layer of grass,” he said after putting the finishing touches to his side’s training session.

“It will offer the bowlers something and normally it tends to get some swing here. It will be a good cricket pitch for the bowlers and if the batters work hard they will get rewards as well.

“We can’t just take it for granted that it will nip around, we have to put in the hard yards and hit