If England fans are feeling gloomy, they should spare a thought for their next opponents – but there are glimmers of hope
“The typical West Indies fan is a jaded fan, a jaded, battered, worn fan, who is actually at the point of I would say searching for something that will bring joy and happiness from a cricket point of view,” says Daren Ganga, the former West Indies cricketer. “When the West Indies play, yes there is that sense of regional pride, there is that sense of spirit and willing a win, but their expectations have been tempered. Any sort of win is celebrated in great style, because it is a rare occasion.”
If England fans are feeling down in the dumps about their team’s recent white-ball travails, they should spare a thought for their next opponents, because the past few years have been ineffably grim for West Indies.