Return of the West Indies’ swagger would have delighted Tony Cozier | Ali Martin

One thing felt missing from the opening Test – the lilting commentary of the legendary Bajan broadcaster

There were shades of the West Indies’ glory years to be found throughout their crushing defeat of England in Bridgetown but when their gentle giant of a captain, Jason Holder, lead his resurgent team from the field amid jubilant scenes, one thing felt missing.

This was England’s first Test in Barbados since Tony Cozier died in May 2016. And as the voice that became synonymous with the shellackings of yesteryear, it would have been a mild source of comfort to followers back home – and delight to those in the region – had his Bajan lilt been deftly steel-panning the final moments of the latest England collapse.

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