West Indies captain Roston Chase has admitted that his side could have made room for an additional spinner in the second Test against Pakistan after their eight-wicket defeat at the Queen’s Park Oval.

The match heavily favoured spin bowling, with spinners claiming 20 of the 30 wickets taken by bowlers across the Test. However, West Indies entered the contest with only one frontline spinner in left-arm orthodox bowler Jomel Warrican, while Pakistan played two specialist spinners.

Chase said the team did not anticipate the pitch turning so early and suggested that an extra spin option could have strengthened their attack.

“I don’t want to say we misread the pitch, but we didn’t think that it was going to spin as much from so early,” Chase said after Pakistan levelled the two-match series 1-1.

The captain added that his own finger injury also affected West Indies’ plans, as he was unable to provide the long spells of offspin usually expected from him in support of Warrican.

“My injury, I think that we thought I would have been able to bowl a lot more, but rushing back from the injury a bit too quickly, I was still in some pain in terms of bowling,” he said.

Chase revealed that uncapped spinner Joshua Bishop was another option available in the squad but insisted he would not have left himself out of the playing XI while still capable of contributing as a batsman.

“Captaining the side, I would never leave myself out to play anyone else,” Chase said. “If I am outright injured and can’t play, then I would sit out. But once I can still play as a batsman, I will always play.”

The West Indies captain also acknowledged that their fast bowlers took too long to adjust to conditions that offered limited assistance for pace. Pakistan scored 266 for two in response to West Indies’ first-innings total of 344, putting the hosts under pressure.

“We needed to be more patient and just try to defend one side of the wicket and squeeze them as much as possible into making a mistake,” Chase said.

Despite the defeat, Warrican was a standout performer for West Indies, bowling 46 overs in Pakistan’s first innings and claiming six wickets. Chase praised the spinner’s discipline and patience.

“He bowled really long for those wickets, and I thought his patience was up to par,” Chase said.

West Indies were also missing the bowling services of all-rounder Justin Greaves, who suffered a leg injury while batting. Greaves had been named Player of the Match in the first Test after taking seven wickets.

Chase said Greaves’ absence was a major blow, describing him as a bowler who creates pressure and brings control to the attack.

The series ended level at 1-1, with West Indies now preparing for their next Test assignment, a two-match tourof Bangladesh in October-November, their final series of the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle.