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Darren Sammy delighted with West Indies' T20 form

Darren Sammy during second T20 international between West Indies and England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. Mar 11 2014.
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West Indies captain Darren Sammy produced heroics to win the second Twenty20 international against England, but then hailed a "complete team effort".

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'Upward curve'
England's stand-in skipper Eoin Morgan, deputising for the injured Stuart Broad, admitted his side had not put enough runs on the board. "We were probably about 15 or 20 short, from 30-3 it was a struggle," he said. "It's difficult then to find the balance between scoring quickly and not losing wickets, it's an area we've struggled with in the past and one we'll continue to work on. "Hales and Buttler were fantastic, to rebuild and get us up to 150. Jos has been in great form." There was praise for the bowling effort, however, and Morgan remains positive for the final match of the series and for the tournament in Bangladesh. "To peg it back in the middle period and keep ourselves in the game was a great effort," said Morgan, "but we had to keep taking wickets and we couldn't do that. "We showed a lot of fight, and that's a good characteristic to have on the brink of a Twenty20 World Cup. "We're on an upward curve, we've improved from the last game and we want to keep that going. To turn over a good West Indies side, the current world champions, would be a good achievement."

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