00:00After the West Indies lost the Grenada Test to Australia by 133 runs, they also surrendered the series.
00:07The final test in Jamaica starts on Saturday and is a ping-ball affair.
00:11According to cricket analyst Fazir Mohamed, the hype prior to the start of the series was all balderdash.
00:18There would only be consternation of the West Indies being 2-0 down after two matches against Australia
00:23if people had swallowed the message served up by cricket West Indies about bold new selections,
00:31stats-driven selections, and about a brand of cricket that will be thrilling and exciting
00:36and all that sort of public relations nonsense.
00:39The fact of the matter is the West Indies were always underdogs taking on Australia.
00:44Mohamed says this West Indies side does not come close to teams from the past in terms of quality.
00:49As such, he believes if the previous sides could have faced embarrassment,
00:53such is inevitable when it comes to the current crop.
00:57And the latest defeat, described as a capitulation, is again nothing unusual.
01:01This happens very, very often for the West Indies against most quality opponents
01:06and indeed has happened many, many times with even more disastrous consequences
01:10against the Australians, even with some of the most prominent players of the modern era
01:15playing in the West Indies side.
01:17The likes of Lara, Jimmy Adams, Karl Hooper, Shiv Narayan Chandipal, Chris Gale,
01:23all of these top players have suffered the indignity of being humiliated by Australia.
01:28So what is happening right now is certainly nothing strange.
01:31The cricket analyst does not think making changes is going to bear fruit for the West Indies.
01:36But with a whitewash on the cards and WTC points at stake,
01:40he still feels one player should definitely be replaced.
01:43Certainly, as undignified as it might appear,
01:47they would have to think in terms of replacing Craig Brathwaite.
01:49Yes, he's had the chance to play his 99th and 100th test matches,
01:53but his performances, not just in this series,
01:56but certainly over the last couple of series, have been mediocre.
02:00Mediocre enough to suggest that he really, at this point,
02:03can make more meaningful contribution with the back to the West Indies.
02:06He's not the captain anymore, so certainly that should be one of the changes.
02:10Playing in the Caribbean has been a nightmare for the West Indies against the Aussies.
02:15The last test series win at home for the Windies against the Baggy Green came in 1991.
02:21And the last test match win for the men in Maroon against Australia in the Caribbean
02:25happened way back in 2003 when they chased down a world record 418 in Antigua.
02:32Fire goes for the North Indies back, because we are standing by the Ons Moon.
02:34And the last test was optimistic.
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