West Indies 536 (Sarwan 119, Jacobs 91*) beat Bangladesh 139 and 87 (Lawson 6-3) by an innings and 310 runs
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Bangladesh's Test baptism has been a long and painful process, but today all sympathy for their struggles evaporated. Against a distinctly unmighty West Indian team, Bangladesh crumbled to their heaviest defeat in 16 miserable attempts. It was their tenth in a row, and their eleventh by an innings, but it was the manner of the capitulation that made a mockery of Test cricket.

Defeat was only ever a matter of time after West Indies had secured a lead of 397, thanks to an unbeaten 91 from their stand-in captain, Ridley Jacobs, and a maiden century from Ramnaresh Sarwan. But, after reaching the relative riches of 80 for 3 in the second innings, Bangladesh simply gave up the ghost.

In five comically abysmal overs, Bangladesh handed Jermaine Lawson the type of figures that the greatest bowlers in history can only dream of. Lawson bowled quickly – and straight – and picked up six wickets for three runs, including three in four balls in his fifth over. Five of the last six Bangladeshis recorded ducks, only a solitary boundary for Naimur Rahman breaking the sequence.

The early damage had been done prior to tea, by Vasbert Drakes, who picked up three more wickets on debut to add to his four in the first innings. Hannan Sarkar started as if he was chasing 500 in a World Cup final, crashing five fours in a breathless innings of 25, but his dismissal started the clatter of wickets.

West Indies have not been transformed from whipping-boys to world-beaters overnight, although the casual onlooker might have been fooled. The opportunity to enhance one's individual record is the key attraction to playing Bangladesh, and frankly, it cannot be allowed to continue.

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