For the fifth time in less than three years, England have lost a series in the Caribbean. For all the relentless chatter that cricket in the region is dying a slow death, it is England who come here to suffer.
On paper, it is a crushing defeat for England. A 209-run partnership that saw both Keacy Carty (128 not out) Brandon King (102) cruise to centuries and hand the West Indies a second eight-wicket win of the series hardly breeds reason for optimism. But there are mitigating factors.
