Desperate times call for desperate measures, and for the Jamaica Kingsmen, the formula for revival is straightforward – a 10 to 15 per cent improvement across individual performances.

As the Kingsmen prepare to face the formidable Trinbago Knight Riders today at 7 p.m. at Sabina Park, captain Rovman Powell has issued a frank rallying cry, admitting that the team’s position at the bottom of the Caribbean Premier League table is simply not good enough.

Winless after three outings and burdened by a net run rate of -1.000, the Kingsmen are in a deep hole. Their opponents, the Knight Riders, sit comfortably in second place with a win from their lone fixture.