London, Jan. 20 : The England cricket team under new captain Andrew Strauss will have to prove to its fans and spectators both here and in the Caribbean that it has the unity to perform in the run-up to the Ashes to be held later in the year.
Strauss and his teammates will embark on their tour of the West Indies today, and in purely cricketing terms, playing the West Indies in the Caribbean - or anywhere else - is not what it used to be.
The Independent says that the team has been mediocre for years.