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 »
Three strikes and you’re out. That’s the baseball rule that could now very well be in operational effect for Phil Simmons and his West Indies Coaching staff. If so the West Indies’ embarrassing 41 runs shock loss to Scotland in their opening match of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup will surely be seen as …
By Tony McWatt 2-0 in favour of the hosts. That was the scoreline of the recently concluded Australia-hosted T20I Series against the West Indies as a prelude to the Caribbean team’s participation in this year’s 2022 ICC T20 World Cup Final Qualification Tournament. Even more significantly it left West Indies with an entirely unflattering overall …
Aussie T20 Series Loss Takeaways: Few Positives. Many Negatives! Read More »
This year’s 2022 ICC World Cup will effectively serve as a trial of sorts for West Indies Head Coach Phil Simmons, as well as his Batting and Bowling Deputies Monty Desai and Roddy Estwick. The West Indies finished dead last among the Super12 teams at last year’s 2019 and anything less than a substantial improvement …
World Cup Trial For Phil Simmons” Coaching Cadre! Read More »
Caribbean cricket is now being graced with the involvement of two Presidents both with the common background of having served as Tourism Ministers for their respective countries, President Dr Irfaan Ali of Guyana and Cricket West Indies Ricky Skerritt of St. Kitts. In terms of the application of their respective previous ministerial experience to the …
Guyana’s President Dr Irfaan Ali Giving CWI A Cricket Tourism Schooling! Read More »
The days that have passed since the September 14 announcement of the West Indies 2022 T20 World Cup squad have proved to be very interesting. Punctuated as they have been by Selection Chair Desmond Haynes’ provided explanations for some of the more contentious choices, as well as the overall reactions to the fifteen that have …
West Indies World Cup Squad Selections Already Coming Under Scrutiny. Read More »
As has long since become the norm, the fifteen-member squad to represent the West Indies at an International Cricket Council global marquee tournament has finally been announced, mere hours before the established tournament deadline for all such submissions. The West Indies’ fifteen-member squad for the Australia-hosted ICC 2022 T20 World Cup was officially announced on …
Three Major Surprises In West Indies 2022 T20 World Cup Squad. Read More »
As Chairman of the West Indies Selection Panel, the Rt. Honourable Haynes and his fellow Selectors have of late been faced with the challenge of selecting the absolute best possible 15-member squad to represent the West Indies at next month’s now rapidly approaching ICC T20 World Cup Qualification tournament. The top four teams from which …
Hero CP Giving Haynes More Headaches Than T20 World Cup Selections Solutions . Read More »
Played 21, Won 5 Lost 16. That is this year’s 2022 record of One Day International (ODI) matches played by the West Indies team following its 1-2 loss to New Zealand in the Barbados-hosted August 17-21 three-match Series. A record made even more dismal by the actuality of no less than four of those five …
Crescendo Level Calls For Simmons’ Head Now Likely Following Kiwi ODI Series Loss. Read More »
