Legends bemoan Windies' woes as 'a cricketing tragedy'

Cricket - England vs West Indies - First Test - Birmingham, Britain - August 19, 2017 England's Alastair Cook catches out West Indies' Jason Holder as England's Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow celebrate Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - The gradual decline of West Indian cricket is hardly a new phenomenon but the latest capitulation of a once-dominant test match power has brought genuine expressions of sadness throughout the sport.

The defeat by an innings and 209 runs in the first day-night test in England at Edgbaston at the weekend left both Caribbean legends and old international foes alike bemoaning what they saw as Windies cricket crashing to rock bottom.