2nd Test: Pakistan v West Indies at Abu Dhabi

Port of Spain: All-rounder Kieron Pollard has described shambolic behind-the-scenes operations of the West Indies team in the recent Twenty20 and One-Day series against Pakistan, saying the chaos resulted from the sudden sacking of head coach Phil Simmons on the eve of the tour.

The all-rounder said Simmons' premature departure had been a "spirit-dampening moment" for the West Indies and had led to disarray in the camp and low team morale with players confused over exactly who had taken over responsibility for the unit, reports CMC.

Pollard's assertions come two weeks after fellow Trinidadian and West Indies team-mate Dwayne Bravo claimed that Simmons' axing had been a major factor in the side's poor performances.

"I had to ask the question because I wasn't sure who was in charge," Pollard told I95.5 FM Radio here on Wednesday.

"We are obviously very confident as we played a very good Test match in Dubai and it was very competitive," Holder said. "We had some great positives coming from that game, and for me, it is just to transfer it to this game. Abu Dhabi maybe a fortress for Pakistan, but we have shown that we can compete in this series.

"They have heavily depended on Yasir Shah and I think we coped with him very well. He was not that effective even on a day-five pitch."

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