Cricket: Refocused Lara the key to triumph The remarkable turnaround has reaffirmed cricket's positive force in th e West Indies.

From: The Independent - London | Date: April 1, 1999| Author: Tony Cozier | Copyright information

THE CARIBBEAN awoke yesterday morning still in a state of intoxication, literal as much as metaphorical, following the West Indies remarkable one-wicket win over Australia at Kensington Oval on Wednesday in what the Barbados Daily Nation's front page headline called the "Test of the Century".

A celebratory motorcade was organised to accompany the triumphant team from its Bridgetown hotel to the airport as they headed for Antigua for the fourth and final match of an incredible series th...