Its time to stop dissing our heroes, and get rid of mediocrity
Sun, May 22, '16
As ridiculous as it sounded, news came last week by way of a badly written news release issued by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) —something that has become common in the last seven months — that legendary retired fast bowler Curtly Ambrose had been sacked as bowling consultant to the West Indies team.
Sprinting alongside that news release was the revelation that a training squad had been named to prepare for international assignments starting with India next month, and Pakistan later on.
The news release regarding Ambrose was as vague as the North Korean Government giving general directions to its nuclear stockpile. It did not say why the great man was being pushed aside and left one to wonder if something had gone amiss with Ambrose, or if he was heading out to more colourful pastures.
It seemed odd though, although nothing coming from the bowels of the WICB should serve as a shocker, that Ambrose was being replaced by one Roddy Estwick, a former Barbados fast bowler who, based upon his harvest of wickets, knew little about the art of fast bowling, and who, as a coach with the Barbados Under 19, West Indies Under 19, and Barbados, was like a man lost at sea.
Jamaica Observer has the full article
