West Indies are set to handle their most recent quick bowling group of four during the current week's first Test against England in Southampton, with any semblance of Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, commander Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph all competing to have an effect. The Caribbean has a long and glad history of delivering head class quick bowlers. Gabriel's possibilities of confronting England in the following week's arrangement opener at Southampton expanded after he was officially added toward the West Indies Test crew on Thursday. The accomplished quick bowler was at first among the voyaging saves yet has now been drafted into the 15-in number forefront crew in the wake of demonstrating his wellness following lower leg medical procedure with empowering shows in the two intra-crew warm-up matches at Old Trafford.

Here's a glance back at some past West Indies pace assaults in England:

  • 1980: Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Colin Croft  The first 'fearsome foursome' upset world cricket under the captaincy of Clive Lloyd by guaranteeing there was no rest for batsmen in any event, when the sparkle had gone off the ball. 

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Albeit all fit for being really fast, the cunning of Roberts, the speed through the demeanor of Holding, the steepling skip and pounding yorkers of the 6ft 8in Garner and the ponderousness of Croft, from wide of the wrinkle or around the wicket, implied they each presented various issues for batsmen.

In the interim this arrangement likewise observed Malcolm Marshall, apparently the best West Indies quick bowler of all, begin to set up himself in the side.

All things being equal, the West Indies just won the arrangement 1-0, with Roberts taking eight wickets in a two-wicket win in the opener at Trent Bridge before the other four matches were completely attracted to a great extent because of climate interferences.

The 'Blackwash' group pounded England 5-0. The composing was on the divider for the hosts when Marshall struck debutant Andy Lloyd on the head with a bouncer in the arrangement opener, with the batsman failing to play another Test.

Marshall's authority was apparent when he took seven for 53 in the third Test at Headingley regardless of a messed up thumb a he completed the arrangement with 24 wickets at 18.20 notwithstanding missing a match through injury. Barbados partner Garner took 29 wickets at 18.62

  • 1988: Marshall, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Winston Benjamin/Patrick Patterson  West Indies won 4-0 out of an arrangement where England's chaos was summarised by the reality they got past four chiefs. 

Marshall, fit for both sheer pace and late development, drove the path with 35 wickets at a marvelously low normal of 12.65 each, with Ambrose - soon to turn into the pioneer of the assault - and Walsh offering phenomenal help.

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