Although officially Mr Daim has resigned to take a well-earned rest, Dr Mahathir's three previous deputy prime ministers could be forgiven for detecting a pattern.
After opting to give their bowlers some well-earned rest, the West Indies batsmen opened in more assured fashion, Gayle the aggressor as Devon Smith occupied crease time.
Prop Luc Ducalcon became the 71st player Lievremont has used when he was sent on for his Test debut to give tight-head Nicola Mas a well-earned rest with more than half an hour left.