Reuters

FORMER West Indies bowler Ian Bishop took pride in his former team’s recent Test series win over England, and thinks the current crop is “filled with possibilities” enough to climb up the rankings and put a smile back on the face of Caribbean fans.

Despite the unexpected 2-1 win in the three-Test series, the West Indies remain eighth on the ICC rankings, bottom of the sport’s traditional powers.

The series against England showed that the West Indies has depth in fast bowling, but Bishop identified two glaring deficiencies that need to be rectified for the team to have further success.

“They are looking for a spinner to be developed and want more consistency for the top-order batting,” the Trinidadian said in a telephone interview with Reuters ahead of the five-game one-day international series that starts tomorrow.

“From speaking with one or two of the people involved with the team, they are very aware of certain areas of the game that need to be rectified.”

The West Indies played the Tests against England without a specialist spinner, though allrounder Roston Chase took eight wickets in the first Test, which the West Indies won by 381 runs.

They followed up with a 10-wicket win in the second Test, though it could have been a far different story had Jason Holder not won the toss and sent England in on a green wicket. |