Hilton Heywood - private sector employee: `Well, the most I can say is that the West Indies victory is very good and I hope they can learn from their mistakes of the past. But let me say that I wasn't too pleased with the sacking of the former captain, Carl Hooper. I think we are in need of a mature West Indies Cricket Board and administrators. It seems to me now, that West Indies Cricket is becoming more about sponsorship and I hope not. West Indians and even Guyanese, I think, did not understand what Clive Lloyd said when he left the captaincy of the West Indian team. He said the West Indies would lose matches because they have not prepared themselves for the future. And that is just what came to pass in these recent years. The problem that the West Indies are facing now is the problem that is facing society, indiscipline. There is no discipline in the team, look at young [Marlon] Samuels, he feels he is the God of cricket. You could be the best sportsman, you could have the most talent in the world, but none of that really matters if you lack discipline. It is a keen factor in any sport. In a nutshell that is something that the team still needs to be concerned about.'

Edna Rodrigues - swimming coach: `I think Lara did a good job selecting a young team and you have to give him credit for his control on the field. And you also have to give a lot of credit to [Omari] Banks and [Vasbert] Drakes, they really held on. I can't see it being a fluke win, with them scoring so many runs and winning in the fashion they did. It had to be concentration, skill and commitment. I think from here they will go forward and I am looking forward to their next match against Australia. They just have to keep focused.'

Jean McAndrew: - `I don't have much to say about it. I am still hoping for the future of the team. It seems to me though that West Indians are not appreciative of the West Indies Cricket Team. People are disgruntled especially with the sacking of Carl Hooper and they prefer the Australian side to win. I am a West Indian and I am for the team. That win was a deserved victory and if they had tried harder earlier they could have won another. I am glad the shame is out of their eyes and we averted a whitewash and I think this victory will give the team more of an impetus to go out with confidence.'

Rhoda Clarke - retiree: `I think that fear drove them to do what they ought to have done. The fear of the whitewash was so terrible that I believe that they put all that they had in that last game. We have good batsmen like [Ramnaresh] Sarwan, [Brian] Lara and [Shivnarine] Chanderpaul and they shouldn't allow bowlers like [Jason] Gillespie put fear in them. They could have done what they did on Monday all the time, they have the potential. I just hope that the kind of spirit that they showed will last.'

Odessa Fraser - secretary/legal clerk: `The West Indies have the ability to win any match. Nothing is impossible. But I thought that win was luck. Brian Lara did not go into the series thinking that he would win. He went into the first match and he wasn't successful. He went into the second match, he wasn't successful. He went into the third match, he wasn't successful. By that fourth match I think he rethought his strategy. Still it was also a team effort. That was one of the factors that was responsible for the win. I think that everybody believes that if the West Indies are to win a match, it must be Brian Lara. But Brian Lara is not the West Indies team. It takes the batsmen, the bowlers, the wicket keeper and the selectors for them to be successful.

Lionel Hazel - businessman: `They played well and were deserving of the victory, there's no question about it, they batted well. They should rejoice over it but I just hope that they do not become complacent. That victory was not something that just happened like that, they worked for it. They may not have bowled as well as they ought to have but they batted excellently. Their bowling is still definitely a problem, although [Jermaine] Lawson seems to be a bright prospect for the future. But it showed that they need to work really hard on their bowling.'

H. Singh - accounts clerk: `To tell you the truth they have the ability, but you can't accomplish anything by just partying and not having any team spirit. I believe there is a lot of backbiting in the team. In the days of Desmond Haynes, Richardson and Ambrose, that was West Indies cricket. But the fellows playing now, they are not disciplined. But when everything is said and done, we still have to support them. I believe that we can do better, we just need the co-ordination, the discipline and the application. The West Indies have the talent, they have the ability but they are not as dedicated as Australia.'

Ken Rockliffe - student: `I think their victory shows that they do have the ability to compete with any team on any level. They just lacked the dedication and the team spirit which they showed in the last match.'

Shazeeda Alli - housewife: `Australia's players are good but the West Indies fought it out with them and it looks like they can beat them in the One-Days too. Chanderpaul, Sarwan, Lara and even Jacobs looked good, as did Drakes and Lawson who I think bowled good. Australia is the world's best and I think by showing that they could fight it out with them they showed that they could compete with any team in the world now.'