West Indies coach Ottis Gibson

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC):

For the second time in four days, West Indies will try to steady their nerves as they chase a series-clinching lead in the fourth game of the five-match one-day international series against New Zealand today.

Their first attempt on Wednesday ended in disappointment when they went down by 88 runs at Warner Park, on the back of a miserable batting performance as they chased a moderate total.

The defeat allowed the Black Caps to fight their way back into the series and claim precious momentum.

Another loss for the Windies would leave Monday's final ODI as the decisive game but coach Ottis Gibson said his side had done the necessary reflection and he expected them to make amends.

"We had obviously a disappointing game on Wednesday. Looking to wrap up the series, the importance of the game, dedicating the game to Runako Morton and then the performance we put in was certainly not what we expected," he said.

"We had a good chat so everybody understands the importance of winning tomorrow and wrapping up the series so everybody's raring to go."

He added: "It was a disappointing performance on the back of the solid work we had done before, the solid work we did coming out of a tough series in England.

"It's not doom and gloom. We lost a game - we look back at where we went wrong and then we aim to correct those mistakes in the next game."

The defeat was the first of the series for the Windies coming on the heels of their clean sweep of the Florida Twenty20 double-header and dominant victories in the two opening ODIs in Jamaica last week.

Failure

It also coincided with opener Chris Gayle's first failure of the series, after he had pummelled three half-centuries and a century in the first four games.

Gloveman Devon Thomas is the only change to the Windies 13-man squad, replacing Denesh Ramdin who is getting married at the weekend.

Meanwhile, New Zealand have been invigorated by Wednesday's victory and all-rounder Jacob Oram said it was important the visitors win again on Saturday to carry the series down to the fifth game.

"Not only did we win but we won convincingly which has actually helped individuals in their approach to the next game," Oram said.

New Zealand have also been boosted by the inclusion of the experienced Brendon McCullum in for his first game of the series after he arrived in the Caribbean on Wednesday.

Pacer Doug Bracewell and fast-bowling all-rounder Andrew Ellis have also recovered from injury and are available for selection.