Brian Lara is hoping the West Indies' embarrassing defeat to India will be the World Cup wake-up call his side needs.
The tournament hosts were thrashed by nine wickets yesterday after being skittled for just 85 in their final dress rehearsal before Tuesday's Group D opener against Pakistan.
Lara issued a strong rebuke to his side about the way they keep shooting themselves in the foot.
"You must give India credit because they put the ball in the right areas and they reaped the rewards for it," he said.
"We have to focus now on what we have to do, and there is a situation which I think is a bit chronic. We are prone to such collapses as we saw in this match.
"We have to refresh our memories now about how we got ourselves out of this situation the last time and do it.
"I wouldn't say we are down in the dumps yet because the tournament hasn't started but, if there was a good time for such a performance to take place, it's good that it happened before the tournament started. I think that is the positive we can take from it.
"I think we all know what we have to do to avoid such a situation again."
Lara believes his players have got to become more aware of match situations and adjust accordingly.
"The guys need to understand their roles," he said.
"There are two roles in a one-day international. If your team is doing well, you have to keep the momentum going but, if they are in a bad situation, you have to consolidate and bat out the 50 overs.
"We don't seem to be able to get the second part right when we are under pressure and this has to change."
India captain Rahul Dravid was playing down expectations of his side, saying: "This win doesn't mean that we will turn up next time and win though.
"Every game of one-day cricket is different. West Indies are a very good team, and I am sure that they will rebound, since they play well at home and have beaten us consistently here.
"We see this victory as a good boost of confidence for us leading into the main competition."
Dravid claims the match emphasised the need for his side to be more flexible, since it was the fast bowlers who did the job for them.
"I do not think you can enter a World Cup with only one plan and every time you are going to use this one plan," he said.
"I think it has to vary and you will see that teams will have to adapt to the different conditions and be flexible according to the situation.
"We hope to do this and we think we have the players that can do it.
"We have an idea in our minds about the kind of combinations we want to play, and the players we want to pick, but there are too many variables, so only time will tell."
India have been drawn with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Bermuda in World Group B to be played in Trinidad.
West Indies tackle Pakistan, Zimbabwe, and Ireland in Group D to be contested at Sabina Park in the Jamaica capital, Kingston.
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