Sir Vivian Richards is delighted with West Indies' overall performance in the ongoing Test series, which they lead 2-0 over England. The legendary batsman is in awe of Jason Holder's men, whom he believes, have just surprised the Joe Root led visitors. 

"You have to look at it in the cold light of day, England have been outgunned. I don't think they expected it. I don't think they ­expected West Indies to be this competitive," Richards told The Mirror. 

"They have played the better cricket and have been in great form, and it has ­really hurt ­England. The West Indies are bowling at a pace that, whoever you are in world cricket as a batter, you won't like it."

The quartet of Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph and Holder has been too good for the tourists, who only managed scores of 77, 246, 187 and 132 across their four innings in twin defeats at Barbados and Antigua. 

"England haven't coped at all with it. There are some real chinks in that England batting order, and they have been exposed by the pace bowlers," Sir Viv further said. 

"They were able to get stuck into the [Jonny] Bairstows and the [Joe] Roots earlier than they would have liked and that can play havoc in the minds of some individuals."