They were bowled out for 47 inside a session on the fourth morning, losing the match by ten wickets.

In an official release, the team said that they "sincerely apologised to the West Indies public for the shocking performance on the fourth day".

It was not only the defeat that caused uproar in the Caribbean. Immediately after the match, four of the West Indian squad were reportedly seen in one of the stands drinking and partying.

Ricky Skerritt, the West Indies manager, didn't mince his words.

"I am disgusted at the thoughtlessness and shamelessness displayed by these players following such a horrific performance," he said, before insisting that the team would work tirelessly to fight back. Their identity has not yet been revealed -- though it has been confirmed captain Brian Lara was not among them.

Gus Logie, the team's coach, was reported to be equally angry, but restrained himself in public, saying: "We will continue to ask the players for a higher level of discipline and a higher level of commitment to themselves and West Indies cricket."

Meanwhile, Lara called on his senior players to bounce back.

"There was no devil in the pitch and we definitely faltered today," Lara told reporters. "The senior players have to realise that we went wrong in this game and we have to rectify that and move on.

"The good thing is that a lot of the inexperienced players did really well, Devon Smith and Ryan Hinds with the bat and Tino Best and Fidel Edwards with the ball."

However, despite the team's capitulation, Lara said wholesale changes should not be made for the second Test, which starts in Trinidad on Friday.

"All in all, I think it was a good first three days," he said. "Then it came down to who batted better in the second innings and (Steve) Harmison and (Matthew) Hoggard bowled really well."

Lara, who batted on Sunday with heavy strapping on the little finger on his right hand that he dislocated in the field on the second day, said he expected to be fully fit for the second Test.

Fast bowler Fidel Edwards, who strained his side during the Kingston match, will be monitored by the West Indies medical staff in the hope he can play in Trinidad.