11.   It was the fifth time in eight innings in the series Thorpe has fallen to a slow bowler.

12.   Left-arm orthodox slow bowler Claude Henderson is the only new face in the squad.

13.   Other spinners Peter McIntyre and Brad Hogg were not able to exploit the pitch as well as Indian slow bowlers.

14.   Slow bowler Gavin Larsen eventually finished off the innings.

15.   Slow bowlers Gareth Breese and Ryan Cunningham were the best of the Jamaican bowlers.

16.   Spinner Ian Salisbury has also been recalled at the expense of left-armer slow bowler Min Patel, who failed to impress during the series with India.

17.   The lower order also found life difficult as the slow bowlers kept a tight rein on run-scoring.

18.   The Old Trafford pitch is expected to favor slow bowlers and suit spinners.

19.   The slow bowlers were the best for the West Indies.

20.   Until that point the tourists had held the upper hand after their slow bowlers appreciated a pitch providing low, slow bounce.