Four of his five wickets had come from fast, straight balls.Selecting Edwards would mean dropping one of the three pacemen who played at Edgbaston. Fidel Edwards, the diminutive fast bowler with a slinging action, is virtually certain to make a comeback. Having taken 5 for 61 in Derbyshire's first innings, he took 5 for 21 in the hosts' brief and undistinguished second innings.Edwards, only 22, will remember Derby when other West Indian players have long forgotten it. This was his first 10-wicket haul, and it assuages the misery of being dropped after the Lord's Test. Brian Lara, resting during this game, came on as sub, fielding at first slip, to take a first-hand look at the new rhythm in his stride, and Edwards obliged by taking 3 for 21 in a spell of seven overs, with two lbws and an edge to slip.Derbyshire were 13 for 5 at the time, and their record low of 68 against the West Indies was in peril, but then Edwards was taken off and Luke Sutton played a captain's innings, batting doggedly until he was last out 75 runs later, though not before Edwards had hit him hard on the helmet. "I'm Guyanese, but when I'm in the West Indies I'm representing six million people." Six million people whose hopes and expectations he will one day be carrying on his shoulders.. Beating Derbyshire is better than a kick in the pants.

But an easy win against the team that lies next to bottom of the Second Division of the Championship is no deep massage for morale after two devastating Test defeats Beating Derbyshire is better than a kick in the pants. The images of the truculent pair went round the world, McGrath towering above the smaller man. It seems that McGrath started it and Sarwan might have overstepped the mark in his barbed reply The point is that he refused to be cowed by Aussie bullying. But he may need to adjust a mercurial temperament."I would love this team to be remembered as the one that got West Indies back to the top," he says. "I don't think there's a shortage of talent, but we have to get the players to understand how important West Indies cricket is, and that it's not going to be easy."He said that regional rivalry, a traditional cause of unrest in Caribbean cricket, did not exist within the squad. Yet Sarwan is relaxed about the raw talent around.Take Sarwan himself.

His strokeplay is enchantingly fluid, his average is now past 40 (and in a dud team, do not forget) and he is feisty when the going gets rough. Last year he scored 105 in West Indies' epic run-chase of 418 against Australia and was involved in a spat with Glenn McGrath. I think I've matured a lot."All recent West Indies captains have fallen - Richie Richardson, Jimmy Adams, Carl Hooper, Lara himself before returning - and whoever takes over next is destined for a rocky journey. It's hard to restrain yourself and not be disappointed when a team are scoring 400 runs a day. It is very difficult but I don't think anybody in the team thinks about losing."Sarwan concedes that the team's attitude might have been wrong in the recent past. He himself was accused of partying in the wake of their large defeat (all out for 47) against England in Jamaica earlier this year."For the past couple of months we've worked hard enough.

Maybe a couple of years ago we didn't have the right attitude. There was a concern and I think we were a bit strange and strayed away from the gym, but in recent times we've made sure we've used the facilities we've been given. We've come a long way in terms of working and dedicating ourselves. Whatever happens now, Sarwan wants the squad to stick together so that they can mature together.