Windies were written off as hopeless after the calamitous first Test at Edgbaston. Beaten in three days, it was the "worst team" to have arrived on these shores ever, said some. An embarrassment to Test cricket, said others, after Windies lost 19 wickets on the final day. Relegate them to a second division of Test nations, a few argued.
WINDIES TOUR OF ENGLAND 2017
Windies step up with stellar show of skill, grit, and above all, character
All the while, Windies had history against them; only three times in 87 away Tests before this one, excluding those against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, had they emerged victorious. © AFP
Not anymore.
This was a performance of skill, determination and, above all, character from Windies. In the brilliance of Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope with the bat, the pace and aggression of Shannon Gabriel with the ball, the indefatigable over-after-over of captain Jason Holder, the tourists regained their pride and proved to England, to the world, and to themselves that they are a Test nation alright.
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