At least class of ‘19 aren’t facing Eighties fear factor

Richard Edwards looks back to the Caribbean tour of 1986 when a rampant West Indies attack cut England to shreds and ended a few careers

Ruthless: Patrick Patterson was the unknown quantity in the West Indies’ fearsome quartet of the 1986 tour and inset, England’s Richard Ellison
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ENGLAND TOUR OF WI 1986
1st Test, Kingston, Feb 21-23
England 159 & 152 lost to West Indies 307 and 5-0 by 10 wickets
2nd Test, Port of Spain, Mar 7-12
England 176 & 315 lost to West Indies 399 & 95-3 by 7 wickets
3rd Test, Bridgetown, Mar 21-25
West Indies 418 be...

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