Well Begun is half done.

Darren Sammy and his team has manged a cricketing rarity by winning a Test Match. In so doing they have ensured that Pakistan would not win a Test series in the west Indies for the first time on this tour.This may not be a new dawn but the West Indies team through the Brian Lara days struggled not on account of their batting but their bowling and it is here that they are showing depth.Even with a weak batting,a good bowling team can off and on produce a good result.If the batting becomes consistent, the team could do even better.In Darren Bravo and Adrian Barath, they have promising youngsters.
It is the bowling which offers hope.Taylor,Edwards,Roach and Russel are genuine quicks and had it been the pre helmet days, the West Indies would have blown several teams away as they blew Bangladesh away in Dhaka during the World Cup.Devendra Bishoo has played only one test and looks a veteran.Sammy swings a few and sandwiched between genuine quicks and an attacking spinner manages to do well.
Inspite of the presence of a genuine all rounder in Shakib ul Hassan and the mercurial Tamim Iqbal, it is Bangladesh and not the west Indies who bring up the rear in Test Cricket.The West Indies did not lose to New Zealand the last time they played and will not lose to Pakistan this time.A consistent record against three teams for a few years will bring them to a feared middling status from where they can launch themselves.The india series coming up will be interesting and bring back the memories of following cricket from the other side of the Time Zone.