While no one beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row, the new catch cry is that no one beats the West Indies 28 years in a row.
In a twist that’s left the cricketing world gobsmacked, the West Indies have done the unthinkable, the unimaginable, the sort of thing that makes you check if you’ve had too much rum: they’ve beaten Australia in the second test by a mere eight runs.