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West Indies were bowled out for just 27, the second-lowest score in Test history, and the worst since 1955 as they lost the third Test in Jamaica to succumb to a series clean sweep.West Indies total on the third day of the day-night Test in Jamaica was just one run more than New Zealand’s 26 all out against England in 1955. The previous lowest total by West Indies was the 47 they managed against England in 2004.
At the wake of the debacle, Cricket West Indies president Dr Kishore Shallow has called for an emergency meeting to review the series and the final match in particular.Windies cricket has reached out to their former legends to solve the ongoing crisis. “I have extended invitations to three of our greatest batsmen ever: Sir Clive Lloyd, Sir Vivian Richards, and Brian Lara. They will join past greats Dr. Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dr. The Most Honourable Desmond Haynes, Ian Bradshaw, who already serve on the committee,” Shallow said in a statement. However, West Indies legend Brian Lara has indirectly put the blame on Indian Premier League (IPL) and other T20 league for cricket’s decline in the Caribbean.“We played first class cricket and some of us even played county cricket to try to get into the West Indies team,” Lara said on cricket podcast “Stick To Cricket.” “We are now using the Western East team as a stepping stone, as a stage for us to get, you know, contracts around. And that is not a fault of the player.” Meanwhile, former England cricketer David Llyod has blamed the top three — India, Australia and England. “The big three, they take all the money. England, Australia, England take all the money. They get the big broadcast deals. You’ve got to have a more even distribution to allow West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka to compete,” said Llyod.Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper has asked for changes in the current set up. “Cricket West Indies, I really think a few heads should roll for this because they’ve made some decisions and this is the result of those decisions,” Hooper said on ABC Cricket. “They’ve made some wholesale changes, massive changes, that I think wasn’t needed. … To make wholesale changes and then get results like this, Cricket West Indies have got to hold up their hands and be held accountable.”
