After English steamroll last night, Michael Vaughan feels the series would be sad to watch

Former English captain Michael Vaughan believes the ongoing series between England and West Indies would be very difficult to watch as the English bowler ran through the West Indian lineup twice in a single day. Vaughan also claimed that the standards of touring sides of West Indies over the last few years have gone bad to worse.

England, after batting almost two days, posted a total of 512 for the loss of eight wickets before they declared their innings. Cook brought up his double century as he scored a mammoth 236. He was well-supported by his captain Joe Root who smashed yet another ton as he posted 136 runs. In reply, Windies were bundled out for 168 and 137 in reply as the match ended in three days.

“Every time they have arrived in England, they seem to have got worse. There are a lot of young players in the West Indies side and you need to give them time, but I find it difficult to think they can go on without any senior players. There is no one there to teach them. I really fear that this series could be one of the saddest for Test cricket,” commented Michael Vaughan according to BBC.

West Indies going through a rough time: Bayliss

“I don’t think this era of cricket is any different to any other era. There have always been strong teams and one or two that are struggling. West Indies are going through a rough time but 20, 40, 60 years ago there were other teams that were going through rough periods,” commented England Coach Trevor Bayliss,

“We just weren’t up for scratch. We lacked consistency when we bowled and we didn’t put up any runs in either the first or the second innings. Each player has to look themselves in the mirror and see in what way they can improve. It’s important for us to regroup. This series is not lost. It’s important we don’t drop our heads. Obviously, I believe. I have to believe,” said West Indies captain Jason Holder after the comprehensive loss.