Nash´s composed and resilient innings gave West Indies a great chance of defending its 1-0 lead in the series and rewarded the 31-year-old for years of unheralded play. Nash, who stands 1.73 meters tall (5 foot 8), was part of a 234-run partnership with fellow left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul (147 not out) and said his team mate was a big help. "Shivy and I had to work together and build a partnership. It´s very easy to do with him, he likes to bat time and that´s something I´ve learnt from him and hopefully will continue to do so in the future."
"He makes the game look very simple and that gives you a bit of confidence at the other end. He doesn´t look like he is going to get out so you can just play your game and go from there," he said. The partnership with Chanderpaul was a record fifth wicket partnership at the Queen´s Park Oval.
However, Nash´s celebrations were tempered by the knowledge that his team still have a day to survive if they are to clinch the series.
"The track is wearing a little bit more, there are some good rough patches there for the spinners so if we get our chance to bat again we are going to have to watch hard and make sure the spinners don´t take full effect of that rough," he said.
"It´s going to be tough to bat on tomorrow. It´s a lot easier with the new ball because after that the spinners come into play. We have to make sure we have a gameplan and stick to it."
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