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The West Indies Cricket Board: Legendary West Indies batter Brian Lara said he doesn't think the side’s issues in Test cricket would be resolved by money, adding it also comes down to them not harnessing the currently talented players in the ecosystem.

West Indies are on the brink of a crushing defeat in the opening match of the three-game series against England. At Lord’s, West Indies were bowled out for 121 and conceded a 250-run lead. In the second innings, the visitors’ are trailing by 171 runs after ending day two at 79/6 in 34.5 overs.

"If you put 100 million, 200 million dollars into the West Indies' bank account, is it going to change the way we play the game? I'm not sure. We are not harnessing the talent that we have," said Lara to BBC World Service's Stumped podcast.