The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket

Stats sum up sickly Windies

Sat, Jan 24, '15

 

Windies vs RSA

Cape Town – Considering how long once-mighty Caribbean cricket has been in the doldrums for, perhaps it is futile to believe the “real” West Indies will stand up against South Africa in Port Elizabeth on Sunday (10:00 start).

We knew the gulf between the one-day international sides was acute even before hostilities began; the Proteas’ big wins in all of the first three games in the five-match series have only underlined that.

Perhaps some of the Windies’ players who have seen service throughout the broader summer tour are suffering from the one-foot-on-the-plane-home syndrome ... and if they are, that isn’t a great sign considering that the visit ends with the fifth ODI at Centurion on Wednesday (January 28) yet they are back in action with their first warm-up game for the six-week Australasian-staged World Cup as quickly as February 9.