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Test Captain Kraigg Brathwaite has called for whoever is appointed as the West Indies team’s new Coach to be someone who “understands our culture!” Brathwaite’s suggestion was made during a post-match interview following the conclusion of the Adelaide-hosted Australia-West Indies Second Test which the Aussies won by 469 runs to subject his team to their …

Next Coach Must Revert To West Indies Cricket’s Old, Abandoned, Culture. Read More »

Carl Hooper the former West Indies captain and Guyana all-rounder has called for changes to be made at the highest administrative levels of Caribbean cricket. Hooper’s call was made in reaction to the West Indies having been bowled out by Australia for 77, half an hour before the dinner break on the fourth day in …

West Indies Test Team Needs Rebuilding. Read More »

Despite having presented yet another loss of such a match played Down Under, the recently concluded first Test against their Aussie hosts has provided the West Indies team with some extremely useful takeaways. The lessons from which can be of excellent value to both the team and its selectors moving forward. By the time the …

Aussie First Test Takeaways: Take 5! Read More »

The ongoing FIFA World Cup has certainly captured the attention of most sports fans including those who still loyally maintain their allegiance to the West Indies cricket team. For such fans, the upcoming fortnight may, however, prove to be just as captivating as the World Cup as it will involve the West Indies taking on …

Tough Aussie Tests Ahead For West Indies! Read More »

Nicholas Pooran’s unexpected November 21 announcement of his immediate resignation from the West Indies white-ball cricket captaincy would have certainly taken many fans and followers of Caribbean cricket by surprise. Especially after Pooran had previously publicly indicated that he was still very much interested in continuing as captain despite his team’s very poor showing and …

Pooran’s Captaincy Resignation Upstages Super50’s Talking Points! Read More »

It would be fair to say, following the team’s “disgraceful” exit from the Super12 Qualification stage of the recently concluded ICC 2022 T20 World Cup, that West Indies cricket now finds itself at a crossroads. With two clearly available but divergent paths and associated actions to choose from. Path A would be for a status …

West Indies Cricket At A Crossroads. Time To Chose The Right Road Forward! Read More »

Former Cricket West Indies CEO, Chris Dehring has called for the dissolution of the West Indies cricket team and for the individual territories of the Caribbean to go it alone. Dehring’s sentiments were recently expressed in a  Jamaica Observer newspaper article as his personal response to the West Indies’ inglorious first-round exit from the 2022 …

Ease Off On The Dissolution Calls Chris Dehring! Read More »

Chief Selector the Rt. Hon Desmond Haynes has begun to develop a bit of a recurring theme to his announced West Indies squads. The 15-member West Indies Squads chosen by Haynes and his Selection Panel now seem invariably to be comprised of twelve fully acceptable, non-disputable, choices, accompanied by three that are somewhat debatable, if …

Some Debatable Choices In Haynes’ Test Squad To Australia! Read More »

Phil Simmons has thankfully done the right thing by resigning as West Indies Head Coach. In so doing he has heeded the heads must roll call that has emanated from thousands of West Indian cricket fans following the team’s ignominious exit from this year’s 2022 World Cup. The two-time former champions having been booted out …

T20 World Cup Humiliation: Resignations Immediately Required! Read More »