We are not thinking of the series outcome any more: Hooper

Kolkata, October 28: Despite having lost the series against India with comprehensive defeats in the first two Tests, West Indies skipper Carl Hooper on Sunday said that his team was still "upbeat" and would play for a win in the final Test here to salvage some pride.

"The mood of our players is still upbeat. We will play for a win at the Eden Gardens," Hooper told newspersons on his arrival at the team hotel for the third Test beginning here from October 30.

He described the performance of the side in the first two Tests as "disappointing", but said that his players were not letting the series outcome affect them.

"It's been a disappointing tour so far. But we are not thinking of the series outcome any more. We are looking forward to the Eden Test," the West Indies captain said.

Asked whether the Eden Gardens pitch, which by all indications looked to be a slow turner, would pose a problem for the tourists, Hooper said "I can't comment on this before checking the track tomorrow."

Earlier, the West Indies team arrived at the NSC Bose International airport here by a Sahara Airlines flight from Pune at 9.45 PM.

A large posse of mediapersons, both from the electronic and the print, had gathered at the airport to get some comments from the West Indies skipper and the chairman of selectors Viv Richards, who has been touring with the side.

But their efforts proved futile as dismayed by the jostling and pandemonium, Richards refused to say anything. Hooper also followed suit.

At the hotel, the Antiguan, with his royal strides, led the team in, but chose to let the Guyanese Hooper do the talking.

The visiting skipper, who made his Test debut against India in Mumbai in 1987-88, said he considers Eden Gardens as any other ground.

"I'm having no special feelings about Eden," he said bluntly to a query.