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West Indies batsmen in a spin

In the Trinidad Express , Tony Cozier argues that West Indies' recent travails against spin in Chittagong are symptomatic of a malaise that runs deep, and can be seen in the domestic stats where tweakers enjoy an almost over-bearing dominance on

In the Trinidad Express, Tony Cozier argues that West Indies' recent travails against spin in Chittagong are symptomatic of a malaise that runs deep, and can be seen in the domestic stats where tweakers enjoy an almost over-bearing dominance on the batting.

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The current Regional Super50 in Guyana has been anything but. ESPN's live television coverage of the semi-finals made for painful watching before a global viewership. It was a shocking advertisement for West Indies cricket. Up until last night's final, there was only one total over 250 (against nine under 200)--and Jamaica's 255 for three against CCC was based almost solely on Chris Gayle's 147, the only hundred of the tournament.

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Nitin Sundar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo