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WINDIES POLISH OFF ENGLAND TO WIN NAT WEST TROPHY

Led by an uncharacteristically patient knock of 82 by captain Chris Gayle, and solid 82 not out by Runako Morton, The West Indies trounced England by 93 runs to take the Nat West Trophy 2-1 and ended their tour of England on a winning note.
Anyone who had followed the Windies during the Test Series would hardly have believed that this was the same side. Known for their mercurial approach to the game in recent years, it seemed that the mercury rose at the beginning of the Limited Overs portion of the tour and never came down. They simply outplayed the England side in every department of the game. Their batting, anchored by the tenacious Shivnarine Chanderpaul, has been purposeful. Their fielding demonstrated unbelievable commitment, and the bowling simply breath-taking. Combined, the English was completely outclassed. For me, the high point was the spell of fast bowling that saw the removal of World #1 batsman Kevin Pieterson.
Edwards had just dismissed Ian Bell, brilliantly caught at cover-point by Dwayne Smith when Pieterson strode to the middle. Edwards greeted him with a wicked bouncer that almost took his head with it to the boundary for 4 byes as it climbed over the keeper Ramdin’s head. The next delivery from Edwards had Pieterson his eyes still pulsing flashing haplessly outside the off-stump, sending a catch to a juggling Devon Smith at 2nd slip. At that point, it was evident that England had fallen on their knees and were down for the count.
It made beautiful watching as Chris Gayle led his team in a paroxysm of celebration after the presentations and for the first time in quite a while these fellows looked like a bunch that were covering each others backs.
At last, these players have given their fans something to cheer.


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