THE WEST INDIES on Sunday won the penultimate one day match in the series against England. Consequently, with three of the matches rained out, the Windies now lead the seven match series 2-1 with the final match scheduled for tomorrow at Sabina Park.
It was, as expected, all joy and jubilation in the West Indies camp and praises upon praises have been heaped upon them. How quickly do we forget?
It was the same West Indies team which was embarrassingly beaten in the four Test Series 3-0 with the final test being drawn. But just because the 'unpredictable' captain Brian Lara made a solid 400 not out in the last drawn match, no one remembers the first three Tests. How quickly do we forget?
These were the same West Indies batsmen who could hardly get into double figures when the Englishmen were scoring runs at will and just because we were able to pull off Sunday's victory, no one remembers what our batsmen did in the first three Test matches or the first one dayers. How quickly do we forget?
Some might argue that we should forget the past, take pride in what the guys are doing in the present and look towards the future. After all, they are performing now and will only get better. Are they performing to their true potential? Will they indeed get better?
Without knowing where you have been you cannot chart a path for where you will go. We see what 'the guys' are doing now and hope for a positive future from them, but unless they remember how they were humiliated by New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England and seek to discipline these teams and restore themselves at the pinnacle of world cricket, then, like their past games, the West Indies will soon be forgotten.
