WEST INDIES set out on their 500th Test at the Beausejours Stadium in St. Lucia yesterday.
It is an occasion to be celebrated; it is, as well, cause for reflection on the steady decline of the past two decades and on the recent plans to completely transform the outdated structure of the regional game.
Over the 86 years since the inaugural Test, against England at Lord’s in June, 1928, a host of great players and unforgettable matches has
