One swallow decidedly does not make a summer and we must be mindful that what, for the West Indies, was a commendable outcome to the just concluded first Test match against Sri Lanka does not engender a misplaced sense of euphoria. These days, however, good things rarely ever happen for Caribbean cricket and for that reason, if none other, we can be forgiven for allowing ourselves a generous measure of applause. The Galle encounter ought to be remembered for many reasons, chief among which is the fact that the relatively inexperienced but fiercely ‘fired up’ Caribbean side competed at every stage of the match and but for the persistent interruption by the rains, the form book may
