Pocock made his debut in the 1968 series in the Caribbean

Pat Pocock, a member of the 1968 England team that won in the West Indies, has urged fans not to devalue the achievements of the current side.

Michael Vaughan's men went 3-0 up with victory in Barbados on Saturday, becoming the first England team to win in the Caribbean since then.

But some have questioned the feat, saying the Windies are very poor.

Pocock said: "I'm just concerned the British public don't do what they often do and rubbish the opposition."

The former Surrey off-spinner, now 57, added: "England have had some tremendous wins over the past half-dozen years.

"It's just that when we play Australia and come a long way second the media and public get on the team's backs and say 'they are all rubbish'.

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"It's true you can't compare this West Indian team to one featuring players like (Garfield) Sobers, (Rohan) Kanhai, (Clive) Lloyd and (Lance) Gibbs.

"But the present team has got some experienced players in it who have helped the West Indies win Test matches."

England are now one Test win away from inflicting a first home whitewash on the West Indies in 74 years of cricket in the Caribbean.

Pocock feels the England of 1968 had greater individual talent than the current crop, but lacked the cohesion.

"I don't think there's been another series where England had so many great and very good players in the one team," said Pocock of the team that prevailed 1-0 in a five-Test series.

"Just look at the batting order alone - John Edrich, Geoff Boycott, Colin Cowdrey, Tom Graveney, Ken Barrington, Basil D'Oliveira, Jim Parks and Alan Knott as wicket-keepers.

"There were a lot of great names in there but they didn't always all play as a unit.

"There was a lot of competition between the likes of Cowdrey, Boycott and Graveney. They all wanted to outdo each other."

"This was the era of the junior pro and the senior pro.

"I'm quite a chatty person but Tom Graveney used to remind me of my place on a regular basis.

"Now they seem as if they are all in it together, but the pecking order was very relevant in '68."