The Pathetics of the Caribbean

The fielding, so eye-catchingly good in South Africa in 2007, has regressed back to the mediocrity of old. How would it not? There are at least a couple of men in the squad who could auction for Weight Watchers' before-and-after ads given the amount of inches they've put on around the waist. Lard might not have inhibited Colin Milburn or Inzamam-ul-Haq unduly in their pomp, but in a form of the game where fitness and agility are paramount – witness the way David Warner prowls the outfield – double-pillow paunches and punch-drunk reactions are inexcusable. Ravindra Jadeja, so poor with the ball against Australia and West Indies, can thank his lucky stars for the comically inept Saeed Ajmal, or else he'd have had the Worst Fielder award to take home as well.