The Test series against Pakistan will be an interesting one. I think Pakistan have a better team but they are a level below South Africa and England and I think the West Indies will be able to compete or even win the series. That would be a major step forward for the West Indies.
You seem to be captivated by the phrase TINY PROGRESS.ย ;D
Listen! Check out the results posted by afro above---last 12 series the Windies have played:
Australia away= lost 2-0
SA at home= lost 2-0
SL away= drew 0-0
Pak at home= drew 1-1
India at home= lost 1-0
Bang away= won 1-0
India away= lost 2-0
Australia home= lost 2-0
England away= lost 2-0
NZ at home= won 2-0
Bang away= won 2-0
Zim at home= winning 1-0 thus far
Did you see that Mapoui ?
LITTLE PROGRESS OR TINY PROGRESS IS STILL PROGRESS.
READ CAREFULLY MAPPY:
[size=12pt]Under Captain Sammy we see a West Indies team that is progressing slowly but surely----they are working together----we see good effort from the players---there is improved attitude---and the result is there for all the see---#7 ranked West Indies is dominating #8 New Zealand, #9 Bangladesh, and #10 Zimbabwe----in their last matchup with #6 Sri Lanka----that series was drawn----the true test of progress, however, will be the series against #5 Pakistan---that's when we will know if the West Indies can progress to being ranked #5 in tests..[/size]
What really is the progress?
NZ was stronger pre Sammy and I ask the question, bar the players strike, did the Windies lose against these teams?
Zim has not played Internationals for some time and yet they had Windies in a deep deal of trouble in their first innings.
You would expect Windies to totally dominate every session and they have not in winning the first game.
I cannot imagine any player looking up to Sammy as a tactician and sound with bat and ball.
I do not see any progress in the least.