| With the fearsome attack that the West Indies had in | | | | to win in the Caribbean. The home side took a 74-run |
| the late 70s and 80s, it is surprising that the Caribbean | | | | lead in the first innings. In reply, England got off to a bad |
| team only dismissed opponents for less than 70 on | | | | start, losing opener, Alastair Cook, for nought in the |
| three occasions. Adding to that surprise is that two of | | | | third over. England's top batsmen - Bell, Pietersen, |
| the three lowest Test totals against the West Indies | | | | Strauss and Collingwood - all failed as England slipped |
| came in 2000 and 2009. England, the former colonial | | | | to 26/7. A partnership of 24 between Andrew Flintoff |
| masters of the English-speaking Caribbean, have the | | | | and Ryan Sidebottom saved England's blushes. |
| two lowest totals, while Test minnows Zimbabwe | | | | However, the visitors lost their last three wickets for 1 |
| suffered indignity against the Windies. | | | | run to collapse to 51. Jerome Taylor was the |
| 46 - England versus West Indies at Queen's Park | | | | tormentor, taking five wickets for eleven runs. |
| Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad (1994) | | | | 63 - Zimbabwe versus West Indies at Queen's Park |
| It was a fiercely contested match until the fourth | | | | Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad (2000) |
| innings. The West Indies set England 194 runs to win on | | | | It was a match that pitted the former world champions |
| a wearing pitch in Port of Spain. Off the first ball of | | | | against the minnows of Test cricket. The West Indies |
| England's chase, Michael Atherton shouldered arms to | | | | faced Zimbabwe for the first time in a Test series. It |
| a Curtley Ambrose off-cutter. There was a loud | | | | was a decent Zimbabwe side with many experienced |
| appeal by the home side and Atherton was out, | | | | players like the Flower brothers, Heath Streak and |
| sparking tremendous celebrations. After that, there | | | | Alastair Campbell. Chasing a straightforward target of |
| was a steady procession of batsmen as England fell | | | | 99 on a wearing pitch, Zimbabwe choked at the final |
| for 46 off 19.1 overs. Curtley Ambrose was the chief | | | | hurdle to lose by a mere 35 runs. Grant Flower (26) |
| destroyer with 6/24, while Courtney Walsh snapped 3 | | | | was the only batsmen to reach double figures and |
| 16. Only Walsh and Ambrose were required to bowl | | | | display grit and determination in unfavourable batting |
| during England's embarrassment. | | | | conditions. The West Indies' pace quartet of Ambrose, |
| 51 - England versus West Indies at Sabina Park, | | | | Walsh, Rose and King shared the wickets as |
| Kingston, Jamaica (2009) | | | | Zimbabwe lost wickets steadily. The result was |
| England were again humiliated in the Caribbean. The | | | | remarkable since not many sides lost chasing a target |
| only difference was that the Windies were not the | | | | lower than 100 runs. |
| force they were in 1994 and England were favourites | | | | |