▁these ▁three ▁players ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁C live ▁Lloyd ▁as ▁captain , ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁W SC ▁contract ed ▁West ▁Indian ▁players ▁to ▁declare ▁themselves ▁un available ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁un ited ▁front ▁weak ens ▁Between ▁the ▁two ▁W SC ▁seasons , ▁the ▁un ited ▁front ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁I CC ▁countries ▁began ▁to ▁er ode . ▁The ▁highest ▁ill - fe eling ▁toward ▁Pack er ▁existed ▁in ▁England , ▁but ▁many ▁officials ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁clubs ▁were ▁prepared ▁to ▁keep ▁Pack er ▁players ▁on ▁their ▁books . ▁ ▁The ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁finan cially ▁vulner able ▁nation , ▁and ▁only ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁original ▁I CC ▁in ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁unity . ▁The ▁financial ▁and ▁political ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁recent ▁Australian ▁tour ▁led ▁them ▁to ▁begin ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Pack er ▁for ▁a ▁W SC ▁series ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁during ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Initial ly , ▁Pakistan ▁took ▁a ▁hard ▁line ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁select ▁their ▁Pack er ▁players , ▁but ▁when ▁W SC ▁signed ▁additional ▁Pakistan is ▁during ▁the ▁off ▁season , ▁and ▁when ▁an ▁under - str ength ▁official ▁Pakistan ▁team ▁were ▁easily ▁be aten ▁by ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁Test ▁series ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁they ▁took ▁a ▁more ▁p rag m atic ▁approach , ▁so ▁when ▁it ▁came ▁time ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁for ▁the ▁First ▁Test