By Martin Gough
BBC Sport in Guyana |
 Lara has come under fire from all quarters for his captaincy |
West Indies captain Brian Lara admitted his team were feeling the effects of a hectic schedule after their third successive defeat in the last six days. They are now struggling to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals after the 113-run loss to Sri Lanka.
"I know everyone's disappointed in the dressing room and in the Caribbean but we've still got a job to do," he said.
"It was tough, we've had four games in 10 days and you could feel some of the guys were a bit flat in the outfield."
He added: "We've got to pick up and fight because you never know what can happen."
 | It still boils down to us beating South Africa, Bangladesh and England to give us a glimmer of hope. No permutations can help if we don't do that job |
Lara conceded that Sanath Jayasuriya took the game away from his team with a swashbuckling century.
"I thought the first 15 overs went really well, we had them at 50-2 but then they batted really well.
"After the 15 overs Jayasuriya jumped on us and the next few overs cost something like 50 runs, which set the tone for the innings.
"Credit must be given to Jayasuriya and the captain [Mahela] Jayawardene for their partnership."
West Indies lost to Australia, a game which took two days to complete because of rain delays, then New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
The Windies skipper suggested the intense period of matches had affected his pace bowler Daren Powell, commenting: "He seems to have dropped about 10 kilometres in the last few days."
The beleaguered Windies have three matches remaining but are not back in action until 10 April when they face South Africa in Grenada, before playing Bangladesh and England.
"We're going to have a couple of days off and re-assess the situation. We have to be sure we are fresh for the last three matches," Lara added.
And he was holding out hope they will still be in with a semi-final shout when they face England on 21 April.
Captain Lara said: "It has been dismal and we've just got to focus on what we've got left.
"Our last game in this round is on the 21st and we would like a match-up against England for that final spot - there is a permutation allowing that."
After a gruelling start to the Super 8, Lara admitted his players have become fatigued, although they have nine days off before their next game.
He admitted he would be watching games on television over the next few weeks hoping that Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa do not seal semi-final places.
"It still boils down to us beating South Africa, Bangladesh and England to give us a glimmer of hope. No permutations can help if we don't do that job," he added.
