▁they ▁all ▁signed ▁with ▁al ac r ity . ▁However , ▁W SC ▁used ▁the ▁West ▁Indian ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁team ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁W SC ▁game , ▁a ▁' Super test " ▁between ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁Indians ▁began ▁at ▁V FL ▁Park ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁standard ▁of ▁the ▁cr icket ▁was ▁excellent , ▁but ▁the ▁crow ds ▁were ▁poor , ▁which ▁was ▁emphas ised ▁by ▁the ▁stad ium ' s ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 7 9 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁Test ▁match ▁played ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁featuring ▁the ▁weak ened ▁Australian ▁team ▁and ▁India , ▁attract ed ▁far ▁more ▁spect ators . ▁ ▁First ▁season : ▁ 1 9 7 7 – 7 8 ▁Emp loy ing ▁person ality - based ▁market ing , ▁W SC ▁placed ▁great ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁" gl adi atorial " ▁aspect ▁of ▁fast ▁bow ling ▁and ▁heavily ▁promoted ▁fast ▁bow lers ▁such ▁as ▁Dennis ▁L ille e , ▁Im ran ▁Khan , ▁Michael ▁Hold ing ▁and ▁Andy ▁Roberts . ▁Pack er ▁was ▁doubt ful ▁of ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁slow ▁bow ling . ▁To ▁counter act ▁the ▁contin ual ▁rotation ▁of ▁pace ▁bow lers ▁on ▁pitch es ▁of ▁un pro ven ▁quality , ▁W SC ▁b ats men ▁felt ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁increase ▁their ▁bod ily ▁protection . ▁In ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Super test ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ,