Comprehensively beaten in Hobart and Melbourne, the West Indies appear unlikely to force a result in Sydney as a result of three miserable days, but an extended stint in the change rooms has gifted West Indies coach Phil Simmons and his team time to reflect on their torrid run in Australia.  
The Windies, however, are in the best position of the summer and it is a shame that weather has prevented the troubled tourists from finishing off in style.
Simmons said a better showing in this Test - the West Indies are 7/248 from 86.2 overs in their first innings - highlighted that it it was not all doom and gloom.
"It [rain] has given us time to look back and see what we could have done differently and I think that we have seen in the last three days of cricket we've improved and our batters seem to be thinking about it and fighting a little bit harder to not give the Aussies wickets," Simmons said. "There is a lot of light with the players. You can see there's a lot to work with there." 
Asked if, providing the weather improved, a double declaration might be on the cards to force a result, Simmons laughed and said: "I used to hear about that in county cricket but never heard about it in a Test match, so I think we've got to see how much play we get tomorrow." 
Simmons reiterated his desire to have the strongest XI possible playing for the West Indies. He hoped those opting for the riches of Twenty20  would consider a return to the longer format at some stage. 
"I still have the feeling that it will always be good to get the best players from West Indies playing all formats of the game and if we can get that, then we will have an organisation that's moving forward," he said. "At the end of the day we might be able to have a solution, but you still might have players that don't think they can play Test cricket or don't want to play Test cricket anymore."