<h1>West Indies have any alternatives?</h1>

The disappointment is palpable. The surprise minuscule. 2016 has been beaked in some quarters of the Caribbean because the year of 'turning the corner'. when quite a decade of performance, shame and embarrassment, the first months of this year had seen a come to the times of glory. Three tourney wins in a very short area of months are some things incredible for any cricket team – not even the nice, all-conquering archipelago facet of the twenty-year amount 1976-1995 might boast such associate action. The U-19 triumph indicated that the long run is bright; the ladies’ conclusion showed the strength of the women’s game; and also the men’s T20 success confirmed what several believed: the archipelago has the world’s best T20 cricketers. Even the recent ‘relative’ success of overcoming Republic of South Africa and creating the ultimate (losing to Australia) within the recent ODI tri-series within the Caribbean was an indication of improvement within the 50-over game: a format within which the Windies have didn't qualify for next year’s Champions Trophy tournament in European country for the world’s high eight groups, American state ranking ninth on the independent agency table. They languish close to all-time low in take a look at cricket too – however the visit of second-ranked India has given them a chance to create progress on it front. Four Tests - the primary of that finished on Sunday in Antigua - could be a probability to require a step or 2 within the right direction. Sadly, and with depressing sure thing, they succumbed once more. West Indies supporters failed to expect conclusion during this series. A win in any of the Tests would be a motivating action. however what they’ve been hoping for, praying for, is associate indicator of improvement. There’s been none. Since their last match game success a year agone, against European country, archipelago have lost seven out of eight Tests (the alternative was a rain-ruined attract Australia), and also the narrowest of these defeats was by seventy two runs. They’ve lost by associate innings 3 times; by 277 runs; 177 runs; and 9 wickets. it's not simply been the defeats that are onerous to abdomen, however the magnitude of them. love it or not, archipelago ar currently regarded by opponents with as very little respect or worry as Asian country. The patterns on scorecards of Tests that includes either of these 2 nations ar remarkably similar. archipelago ar urgently in want of a reality check.