Lara146;s frustration justified: Hall

8220;I am not in Lara8217;s corner, Lara is in mine. Remember I said so first the need to have genuine speedsters. You see Lara is a very sensible guy. He knows what8217;s going on,8221; he was quoted as saying in Jamaica Observer.

Lara had demanded fast bowlers like Jermaine Lawson and Tino Best for the third Test against India but the selectors named an unchanged pace attack of left-armer Pedro Collins, swing bowler Corey Collymore and Jerome Taylor, along with medium-pace all-rounder Dwanye Bravo.

Hall said he understood Lara8217;s frustration when he publicly pleaded for a fast bowler.

8220;I was surprised when I heard the captain saying so, but he must be very frustrated to have gone that far but, that is saying exactly what I have said over the last 10 years,8221; said Hall, who is also former president of the West Indian Cricket Board.

Scoreboard At Lunch Day 4

West Indies 1st Innings: 581

India 1st Innings

W Jaffer c Lara b Bravo 60

V Sehwag c Lara b Collymore 31

VVS Laxman batting 68

R Dravid lbw Taylor 22

Yuvraj Singh c Ramdin b Taylor 0

Mohd Kaif lbw Taylor 0

MS Dhoni lbw Collymore 29

A Kumble batting 17

Extras lb1, nb13 14

Total for 6 wkts, 75 overs 241

Fall of wicket: 1-61, 2-124, 3-157, 4-159, 5-159, 6-220

Bowling: Taylor 18-1-77-3, Collins 21-2-85-0, Collymore 19-4-37-2, Bravo 15-4-38-1, Gayle 2-0-3-0.