Curtly Ambrose labelled the current West Indies side "embarrassing" and "pathetic" after their humiliating innings defeat by England in the first Test
Curtly Ambrose
Curtly Ambrose labelled the current West Indies side "embarrassing" and "pathetic" after their humiliating innings defeat by England in the first Test. England went 1-0 up in the ongoing three-match series courtesy of a mammoth innings and 209-run win as the first day-night Test in Britain ended inside three days at Edgbaston on Saturday.
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Amid a welter of depressing statistics for the West Indies, perhaps the worst was that they lost 19 wickets in under a day on Saturday after being made to follow-on. "In the end it was totally embarrassing," said West Indies fast-bowling great Ambrose. "I never saw any aggression from the West Indies players throughout the three days," added Ambrose, who took 405 wickets in his 98-Test career.
"There was no belief that they could compete, let alone beat England. They seemed to be waiting for England to make mistakes and at this level that is not going to work.
"Trust me, it was painful to watch." West Indies have now won just three out of 87 away Tests in the past 20 years excluding matches against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Ambrose said he had tried to stop the slide as a member of the backroom staff but in the end felt it was a "waste of time". "I was with the team for two years as bowling coach and we tried to educate them about our heritage," he recalled.
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