The performance of the West Indies team has added to the general depression.
At their best, Caribbean cricketers set the world on fire, but those days seem to have gone. Now the team appears to be a squabbling travesty of its one-time greatness, split down national lines.
The public has sensed the mood and has not even packed stadiums for West Indies matches. Just over half the tickets were sold for West Indies' match against the mighty Australians last week.
Windies captain Brian Lara was mystified.
"I don't know what to put my finger upon as the problem," Lara said. "We just focus on the cricket and hope people do come out."
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