No one can argue that the key to the humbling of the South Africans was not based on discipline, the one area in which the series winners held the upperhand consistently. There was no talent divide. The teams were equal in this department but the South Africans were simply able to execute their game plan better, playing within their limitations and allowing the West Indies to make mistakes. You could say that the West Indies finally gave the visitors a lethal dose of their own medicine. I fail to believe that we can't play like that more often.
Nobody holds a monopoly on discipline or the desire to play with pride and professionalism.
But lest the current players forget, these are some of the core qualities that made us a dominant force for 15 consecutive years. Even more significant than that, Walsh was virtually the last torchbearer remaining from the halcyon days, and he was there to pass on the torch to a newer generation whose social upbringing would have been much different from that which affected and impacted on the lives of loyal soldiers like Walsh. Yes, money was important and still is, because the world system demands that finance is required to secure goods and services, a comfortable lifestyle and the rest of it. And so they were driven by something more fundamental than material gain to keep on top of their game. I wish I could be wrong, but I sense that this generation is not tied to this principle with any great allegiance and this may be the reason for much of the inconsistency we continue to see in West Indies cricket.