This was truly the end of the West Indian empire. The "Rome" phase ended in '95, but this was where the Byzantine phase ended for them. Sure Lara would rediscover himself and go on producing his brand of magic for 7 more years, and the occasional brilliant victory could never be written off the cards, but as a force in Test cricket, they had been decisively toppled in this series, and have so far been unable to recapture the heights they had once achieved.
These were the days that last produced legends. 90s and early 00s After that no player of such caliber like akram walsh macgrath sachin dravid kirsten etc etc came into existance.
Just goes to show how vital were the support fast bowlers of West Indies: the likes of Kenny Benjamin, Ian Bishop, Winston Benjamin etc. Once they retired, there was nobody to support their premier bowlers Ambrose and Walsh.
I saw Courtney Walsh give one of his best-ever batting displays at Edgbaston in May 1991 at the first one day international v England. He did some big hits including a 6 near where we were sitting.
We can see all the cricket legends in this match it was a clash of a titans nail biting finish. Survival on west Indies bowling attack it was very tough but still cork hold his nerve all credit goes to him . When I was watching it I got goosebumps thank you for the video
