A SHELL-shocked West Indies slumped to their lowest-ever Test score, a scarcely believable 27 all out, against Australia at Sabina Park, Jamaica, prompting Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali to demand a “full evaluation and accountability” of a “failing system”.

The total, chasing 204 to avoid a 3-0 series whitewash, is the second-lowest in Test history, just one run above New Zealand’s 26 in 1955.
Ali, the current chairman of the CARICOM Sub-Committee on Cricket, minced no words in his assessment.

“It is time for a full evaluation and accountability to the people of this region for the disastrous batting performance of the West Indies Cricket Team,” he stated.
“This is not about our players, administrators, or any individual; it is an entire system that is failing, and together, all of us must fix it now.”
The abject performance surpassed West Indies’ previous lowest of 47 and included the unwanted record of seven ducks in a single innings. The combined six runs scored by their top six is also the lowest ever recorded in Test history.

Following the debacle, Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Dr. Kishore Shallow called for unity, saying “collaboration, not division,” is necessary to move forward.
In response to the series defeat, CWI has invited West Indies legends Brian Lara, Clive Lloyd, and Viv Richards to an emergency meeting.

They will join the Cricket Strategy and Officiating Committee, including Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Desmond Haynes, and Ian Bradshaw, to dissect the “deeply disappointing” performances.
West Indies will look to regroup quickly as they are scheduled to face Australia in a five-match T20I series starting on July 21.

This will be followed by a white-ball series against Pakistan in August.