From this month, this column will occasionally highlight stories of key moments in West Indies cricket since 2000.Dubbed “From the Archives”, it starts with an amazing U-turn by former captain and ace batsman Brian Lara, ahead of the tour to England in 2000, which featured five Test matches.Whether or not his sudden, sensational change of mind had a sense of occasion attached to it with Mother’s Day in the air, Brian Lara’s decision to “ambush” the West Indies selectors on a late night and place his name in the 16-man squad for the June to September tour to England was a very serious issue.
