Introspection time for Scorpions

Jamaica Scorpions captain Rovman Powell says his team needs to take a serious look at individual and collective performances after its third straight loss in the Cricket West Indies Regional Super50 tournament on Tuesday.

The Scorpions went down by 92 runs to the Windward Islands Volcanoes, after failing to get to the 261 required to get their first win on the board.

The Scorpions eventually folded for 168, despite a fighting half-century of 55 from the in-form Andre McCarthy and 39 from lower-order batsman Fabian Allen.

The Scorpions also did not capitalise on their good start with the ball, letting the Volcanoes off the hook after the Windwards outfit was at 61 for 5 at one stage. Jamaica also dropped eight chances in the field.

It was Powell who came into the attack and picked up valuable wickets, as he finished as the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 47 from nine overs.

Allen also chipped in with two wickets, but in the end, a resolute bowling performance from the Andrew Richardson-coached Volcanoes saw the Scorpions faltering with the bat once again, to leave the team still without a point after three, with two matches to play in the preliminary round.

"We have a few days off, but we have to sit and have some honest talk and look at each other in the face and tell each other the truth," Powell said. "Hopefully, we can go back to the drawing board, have a few training sessions, and hit the ground running again."

Assistant coach Nikita Miller lamented the number of missed opportunities with regard to the teams' fielding and dropped chances, which has cost the team. The former Scorpions captain, now coach, says several fundamental mistakes are being made, hence the poor results.

"Our decision-making is not up to scratch and we are not stifling our opponents. We are getting good starts in terms of our bowling, but we are not driving it home," Miller said.

Only McCarthy and Brandon King have registered half-centuries so far for the team, and Miller says the other batsmen need to improve as the team still has a slight chance to make the final four.

"When we are batting, we are not spending enough time accessing the conditions and taking it deep," Miller said. "Our decision-making is an issue, but with all the poor cricket we are playing we are still in with a chance, once we set things straight."

The Jamaica Scorpions will next face the Leeward Islands Hurricanes at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua tomorrow at 8 a.m.