nst a West Indies team whose own batsmen failed to dominate; they had no need.  Curtly Ambrose secured his first man-of-the-match award for taking seven wickets at a cost of 98 runs.An all-rounder with a moderate first class record (averaging 32 with the bat and 40 with the ball),[29] Cowdrey's debut as captain in the Fourth Test at Headingley was a disaster. He scored 0 and 5 and took no wickets, as England were crushed by 10 wickets, West Indies again winning at a canter. Worse for Cowdrey, he suffered a minor injury in a county match and was persuaded to step aside for the Fifth Test. He never played for England again.[27]Fifth Test[සංස්කරණය]සැකිල්ල:Test matchIn desperation, the England selectors turned to 35-year-old Graham Gooch, stalwart opening batsman, as their fourth captain of the series, for the Fifth Test at The Oval.  England also replaced Cowdrey with DeFreitas, dropped Gower for Matthew Maynard, and replaced the injured Allan Lamb with Rob Bailey, a recall and two T