- night ▁fi xt ures , ▁and ▁this ▁format ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁back bone ▁of ▁the ▁programming ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁season . ▁In ▁h inds ight , ▁his ▁organisation ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁even ▁stage ▁the ▁games ▁at ▁such ▁short ▁notice ▁was ▁a ▁triumph ▁and ▁excellent ▁fine - t uning ▁for ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁come . ▁So ▁far , ▁the ▁AC B ▁had ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁backing ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁the ▁true ▁af icion ados ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁But ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁mis fortun es ▁and ▁poor ▁dec isions ▁came ▁to ▁pl ague ▁the ▁AC B ▁in ▁their ▁battle ▁to ▁stay ▁ahead ▁of ▁Pack er . ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁Australian ▁team ▁tou red ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁under ▁Bobby ▁Sim pson ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁The ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁cr icket ▁officials ▁had ▁no ▁wish ▁to ▁buy ▁into ▁the ▁AC B - Pack er ▁fight ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁select ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁W SC ▁players ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁Test s , ▁until ▁the ▁W IC B ▁made ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁leave ▁out ▁three ▁of ▁their ▁W SC ▁contract ed ▁players ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Test , ▁ost ens ibly ▁to ▁allow ▁others ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁test ▁matches ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ' ▁tour ▁to ▁India ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁that ▁World ▁Series ▁Cr icket ▁could ▁not ▁guarantee ▁the ▁avail ability ▁of ▁their ▁West ▁Indian ▁players . ▁The ▁non - selection ▁of