Adams Must Attack More- Best of strokes

West Indies captain Jimmy Adams may have found great comfort in the result of the third Test against England at Old Trafford-a draw.

Were it not for his own stodginess and the majestic 112 by Brian Lara in the second innings, the West Indies could have paid a high price for their miserable first innings batting performance.

There are some pundits who would argue that the West Indies should win this series in England, but the English players seem confident they have the better chance of winning.

It's all a mental thing these days, in spite of the fact that Lara, particularly from an English perspective, holds the balance of power with the bat.

His savagery of English bowling looms large in the opponents' minds, and if he stays as focused as Tiger Woods is in golf, then Brian, along with Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh, can bring home the bacon.

The Best Of Strokes, however, is not convinced that captain Adams is as enterprising as he should be, and this can threaten the chances of the West Indies defeating England on this tour.

In fact, his entire style of cricket lacks aggression and that vital element of command that creates a sense of possibility. That is what I think good leaders are made of.

Scoring over 400 in the second innings at Old Trafford is a great consolation for the team management who would have been hardpressed to find reasonable explanations for any further misfortunes on this vital tour of England.

Their jobs may well have been at stake, for it is necessary for us to develop a culture of holding management accountable for poor team performances, along with the individual players themselves.

Watching the game from my hotel room or in a pub in London, I was again impressed by the talent of young Ramnaresh Sarwan. He is such a good and confident starter who, in time, will come good with the bat.

Ambrose and Walsh have proven themselves irreplaceable in the side for some time yet, while the younger fast bowlers (King, Rose, McLean and Dillon) are taking a little too long to elevate themselves to the Test level.

Corey Collymore needs to be at the top of his fitness if he is to perform at his best.

One final note on the British commentary team. Your comments are coming across to me like you are advocates for the England side, by selling the English perspective, exclusively.

You seem obsessed with saying what Hussain and his men should do to get the upper hand, while forgetting the West Indies are in the game for the same reasons.

Come on, guys, give 'commentary, not one-sided proposals'.