Following his unbeaten 51 in the second innings of the Antigua Test against India, Carlos Brathwaites Test record looked like this: five innings, three half-centuries, a batting average of 45.25. Any specialist batsman would be proud of numbers like that, but Brathwaite isnt a specialist batsman. He has batted no higher than No. 8 so far, and his primary role in the West Indies team is to bowl seam.At the end of the Antigua Test, Brathwaite had taken only one wicket in his three Tests, at an average of 242.00.Jason Holder, West Indies captain, has played 14 Tests. He has scored one hundred, three fifties, and averages 27.18 with the bat - perfectly good returns for a lower-order batsman, but, like Brathwaite, his primary job is bowling. At the end of the Antigua Test, he had taken 21 wickets at an average of 42.95 and a strike rate of 93.9.In Antigua, Holder and Brathwaite werent third and fourth seamers. They were, respectively, new-ball bowler and first-change. Between them, they finished with figures of 0 for 163 in 49 overs in Indias only innings.Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar, ESPNcricinfos expert analyst on the tour, had suggested on Saturday that West Indies were misusing the talents of Holder and Brathwaite. Taking the example of Ravi Shastri, who began his career primarily as a left-arm spinner but ended up as more of a top-order batsman than a bowler, Manjrekar suggested that West Indies push both up the order and pick an extra fast bowler to strengthen their bowling.Speaking to the media after West Indies innings-and-92-run loss inside four days, Holder defended West Indies selection, and said it was the execution of the bowling attacks plans that had gone wrong, and not its composition.In hindsight you can say a lot of things, Holder said. The combination we played had four bowlers and an allrounder in Roston Chase, who bowls some offspin. But execution is the name of the game. I dont think we executed well enough.Holders answer did not stop further questions about West Indies bowling attack. Asked specifically about his own bowling, and that of Brathwaite, he said they werent necessarily West Indies strike bowlers, and that their role was instead to hold an end up and build pressure by drying up the runs.To be honest, myself and Carlos are going up to a certain point in terms of what our roles are, bowling areas together and pick up one or two wickets, he said. But if runs are leaking from both ends, primarily from the other end, it makes cricket a little easier for batsmen.Having said that, we tried to get some wickets. But it just didnt come together. There is no doubt we need to take some wickets going forward into the next Test match. You must give the Indian batsmen credit. [Virat] Kohli and [R] Ashwin played well. We put Ashwin down. Had we taken that chance you never know [what] the game could have brought. Its cricket again. Just need to hold our chances in terms of Carlos, me and other bowlers. Just make sure we chip in.Eventually, while maintaining that execution was the biggest issue in the Antigua Test, he conceded that West Indies may have needed to play another bowler.In cricket, its down to execution, he said. We need to execute as bowlers. [In earlier matches], we have played five bowlers. To me, in this day and age, you need an extra bowler. But, having said that, it still boils down to execution. You can play five bowlers, you can play four bowlers, but if you dont execute at the end of the day you will still be at the first stage. With West Indies only managing totals of 243 and 231 on a good batting surface, Holder said the batsmen hadnt strung together enough partnerships.We tend to get 20-30-run partnerships but havent been able to convert it to 50 and then onwards, he said. Test cricket is about occupying the crease and spending time, but we never showed up for long periods. Some players got starts but were not able to kick on. Its important for one of the top four batsmen to actually set the tone.In the first innings, Kraigg Brathwaite did a decent job of it, but we were not able to string together partnerships upfront and set up a good foundation for a good first-innings total. And we were playing catch-up from there.It would be important for senior batsmen such as Darren Bravo, who failed in both innings, and Marlon Samuels, who scored a half-century in the second innings, to lead the batting unit going forward in the series, Holder said.Ideally thats what we would expect from top-order batsmen, he said. To be fair, they have to carry the demands of this young batting side. Unfortunately, Bravo didnt get any runs in this Test. Marlon showed some form in the second innings. Important for those two guys to carry the batting and lay the foundation. But I couldnt agree more with you that the onus is on them. Having said that, we have more than enough capable batsmen.Given the inexperience running through the side, Holder felt it was important for the players to have personal pride in order to lift themselves up from the defeat.I think it boils down to personal pride, he said. Roston, Shane [Dowrich] and [Rajendra] Chandrika, myself, [Jermaine] Blackwood are quite young players. We are all looking to make a mark in the international circuit. For us its just personal glory, personal pride. Just execute and performing well, you know, having a good Test career.Thats what each person coming to Test cricket is looking to do. I think all of us want to do that. I think we need to come up with a strong collective effort. As I said we just need to execute, stick together, look at our weak areas, strengths as well, and try make those stronger. In terms of the weaker areas, just tighten up on them. TreDavious White Jersey . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. 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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Phillip Walker threw three first-quarter touchdown passes Friday night and that was enough.Walker finished with 215 yards passing and the three scores to lead the Owls to their fourth consecutive win, a 21-0 shutout of UConn.Running back Jahad Thomas caught two of those touchdowns and had 73 receiving yards to go with 83 yards rushing. The Owls other running back, Ryquell Armstead, ran 20 times for 133 yards and Temple (7-3, 5-1 American) put up 431 yards of offense.UConn freshman quarterback Donovan Williams, playing in his first game, completed 12 of 21 passes for 69 yards and ran for 66. The Huskies (3-7, 1-5) have lost four straight.Walker completed his first eight passes and Temple scored all of the games points on its first three drives. The senior hit Thomas on scoring strikes of 23 and 10-yards and found receiver Romond Deloatch from 18-yards out.The Owls put up 206 yards in the first quarter.We got a rhythm going and we got going, said Walker.But, his ninth pass was intercepted in the end zone by UConns Obi Melifonwu, who picked off another in the end zone in the fourth quarter to end a 13-play, 87-yard Temple drive.Had we not had those, maybe we come away and its a 35-42 point game, said coach Matt Rhule. We had three turnovers and still won the game, thats pretty hard to do.The Temple defense made sure UConn never got in the game. The Owls held the Huskies to 160 yards of offense.Williams, who was expected to redshirt this season, had a 43-yard first-quarter run to set up UConns best scoring chance. But Temples Michael Dogbe blocked a 35-yard field goal attempt.It was the third straight week the Owls have blocked a kick.The team tried hard today, UConn coach Bob Diaco said. Its not for a lack of trying. They fought hard, they continue to strain. (But) theres so much to clean up. People dont want to hear me say positive things anymore.ddddddddddddTHE TAKEAWAYTemple: The Owls remain in good in position to win the American Athletic Conferences East Division. Temple and South Florida have one loss each in the conference, but Temple holds the tiebreaker after beating the Bulls last month. USF has a bye this week before playing at Memphis on Nov. 12.Im really proud of the guys, Walker said. Weve gone out there and competed and even though we are a little bit beat up, we havent made any excuses.UConn: The Huskies bowl hopes ended with the loss along with their plans for redshirting Williams. The freshman was under pressure all night and finished as UConns leading rusher, despite being sacked five times.Now, I know what to look forward to, especially the speed of the game, Williams said. I still have a lot to learn, but Im taking one step at a time.Diaco said Williams would have started earlier this season, but the freshman suffered an injury in practice in early October.MILESTONEWalkers 215 passing yards give him 2,205 for the season. He becomes the first player in school history to throw for more than 2,000 yards in four consecutive seasons.FIRST QUARTER WOESUConns first quarter scoring this year has been limited to three field goals. The Huskies are the only Bowl Subdivision team without a first-quarter touchdown.UP NEXTTemple: The Owls go into their first bye week after nine consecutive games. They next play Tulane in New Orleans on Nov. 19. and close the season at home against East Carolina.UConn: The Huskies also get a week off before heading north to renew their rivalry with Boston College in Chestnut Hill. The Huskies close the season at home against Tulane on Nov. 26.---This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Phillip not Philip in lede. 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