Devon Smith

Despite the one-sided result, West Indies will be pleased with the performances of some of the young players

The disillusionment has been typified over the past week by the meek surrender in the first Test and, even more starkly, by the abject performance against Victoria.

Devon Smith ensured West Indies would have a capable replacement for Wavell Hinds in the first Test with a century against Queensland

The Windward Islands scored a comprehensive victory over Leeward Islands in their final round match of the KFC Cup at the Cable and Wireless Sports Club Ground to earn themselves a semi-final berth

Brian Lara was named West Indies players' association's (WIPA) Cricketer of the Year for the 2004 season

West Indies v Pakistan, 1st Test, Barbados, Day 4&

The Carib Beer Cup match between Barbados and Guyana was intriguingly poised after three days - Barbados were 223 in front with four wickets in hand, and Guyana were likely to have an interesting run-chase ahead of them on the final day at Bridgetown

Jamaica thumped Trinidad and Tobago by 142 runs, with the visitors having two batsmen absent and one retired hurt

Devon Smith has said that West Indies' performance in the NatWest Series, where they beat England in two of the three games they played against each other, means they will go into the first Test with plenty of confidence

Brian Lara overcome a bout of flu to score a quickfire century for the West Indians in their tour match against MCC at Arundel

West Indies won the third and final one-dayer against Bangladesh by seven wickets at St George's

Devon Smith has been ruled out of the fourth Test in Antigua after a specialist told him that his fractured thumb would take three weeks to heal

Until five minutes before lunch, when Steve Harmison marked out his run to begin his second spell of the day, West Indies appeared to have exorcised their Jamaica demons

Until five minutes before lunch, when Steve Harmison marked out his run to begin his second spell of the day, West Indies appeared to have exorcised their Jamaica demons

Simon Jones was a happy man after capping his comeback with the most prized wicket in the world, as West Indies closed on 311 for 9 on the opening day of the first Test in Jamaica

England are used to having problems against left-handed blokes called Smith, especially on the opening days of series

In recent years, England have earned a reputation for being slow off the mark in crucial Test series, but at Sabina Park today, they fought toe-to-toe with West Indies in an enthralling opening gambit

England are used to having problems against left-handed blokes called Smith, especially on the opening days of series

West Indies have named a 13-man squad for the first Test against England, which starts at Sabina Park in Kingston on Thursday (1505 GMT)