T&T’s cricket team has been dealt a severe blow heading into its Professional Cricket League (PCL) Four-day clash against the Windward Islands in St Lucia next week.
Chairman of the T&T selection panel, Alec Burns told the T&T Guardian that the five senior players are out for varying reasons.
read more at Trinidad Guardian
So Pelter Cooper needs time to fix his action? WTF?
In reply to FanAttick
Thats like two fellas running on steroids in their local meet, win, qualify and now say they cannot go to the intl competition because they need to get clean first 
Evin Lewis, Jeremy Solozano, Jason Mohammed, Yannic Cariah, Khesan Ottley, Kjorn Ottley, Imran Khan, Akeal Hosein, Rayad Emrit, Steven Katwaroo, Shannon Gabriel, Marlon Richards, Deron Davis, Roland Sampath-Manager, Augustine Logie-Coach, Kelvin Williams-Assistant coach, Oba Gulston-Physiotherapist.
In reply to Commie
I really despise this era of cricket that we have to support. A real fiasco this generation is.
In reply to nick2020
Despise is a strong word that should be reserved for serious issues.
They are post Lara the first generation of entrepreneurial cricketers.
You can't fault them for taking advantage of market forces.
You can blame the WICB for building its team around them.
In reply to Commie
The Nagico Super 50 result was a farce.. 
Poor Muddies..l
In reply to Commie
In reply to Commie
Itito will soon start a thread about Carter
In reply to nick2020
The issues aren't serious because the money isn't our money.
They will be there in time for the last set of games, just in time to prepare for the IPL.
In reply to FanAttick
Yuh fuget,poor Jamaica too.
In reply to WestDem
Soon man,jess be patient.
de trickery of the trinis knows no bounds...dem man trick dem own.
In reply to Commie
Yuh torking some real sh1te with "market forces". None of the 5 will be making money elsewhere while this match is on. Pollard & Ramps were known to be injured by anyone who followed the recent 50 over tourney, and Narine made it clear he was working on his action. The only real surprise is Bravo who is retiring from all first class cricket & Cooper who finally is working on his action as well.
In reply to Kurt
Commie's world revolves only around the money they earn...
Rich arrogant Players and poor, passionate administrators is the theme... None is a Lara / Viv / Haynes to earn money. WICB dosent care about anyone less than a Lara / Viv / Haynes.
Cooper isn't really out since he shouldn't make it in even with all those missing.
Gabriel, Richards and Emrit means he wasn't or shouldn't have gotten a place either way.
Polly wasn't fit to play the Super50 knockouts although he did.
Didn't know Ravi was injured.
And Bravo retiring from Tests means he'll likely be retiring from FC too.
Thats up for debate and both sides will have valid points.
On one side it can be said that Bravo should play and help elevate the standard and guide the younger players then on the other side it can be said that if he isn't playing for a Test place then he should step aside and give someone else the opportunity.
In reply to Kurt
There were two separate commentaries I made.
One on Cooper and Narine and their actions and another on the general theme of guys being able to make money outside of the usual Test and ODI cricket.
The first I find funny, the second I have no issue with once they don't play the victim card.
The WICB are complicit in making those guys core to WI teams instead of developing other resources in parallel.
In reply to Kurt
Kurt, the notion that Narine and Cooper can knowingly pelt in a regional tournament, then choose to skip the next one because they don't want to knowingly pelt is just absurd. C'mon man, you absolutely must know better.
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In reply to Pacy
I really don't care how much the guys earn until someone starts talking about how they are suffering and poor.
I live in the Caribbean and see what people have to go through.
Poor and suffering they are not.
Not a fan of FanAttick (no pun intended) but i agree
In reply to Admin
I wasn't addressing the issue of pelting. I was merely countering Commies allusion that these decisions were guided by money. Does the 50 over tournament pay much more than the 1st class one? Do the players have something else more lucrative to do instead?
I blame SL cricket for the ridiculous laws in place today. They hounded Hair and drove the change whereby umps no longer no-ball a pelter on the spot but instead report him after the damage is done.
It would not surprise me to learn that Cooper was reported in the 50 over tournament, hence his current omission.
How is it that poopah coopah is amongst this group? Was he ever picked to represent WI?
In reply to Kurt
Now u admitting Cupes is more suited for the CAC games as a javelin thrower
The more I read this thread the better Clive Lloyd's decision is looking.
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In reply to Andy99
Well put sir.
The team just came from winning the Super50 so team spirit is high. Even though those guys won't be there for a while the rest of the team did well. Emrit, Katwaroo, Jason Mohammed, Daren Bravo still had a good tournament. Imran Khan didn't get much game in the super50 but he's leading strong for us in the wickets in the PCL so far..plus Narine, Pollard, Cooper and Ravi will come in after they finish heal from injuries and work out their bowling playing club cricket. Only Dwayne is not really available for the season, seeing as he just retired from Tests it's not that far of a stretch. The team's confidence is high..I see an upturn 
In reply to NwadikeTT
Do you see the exit of Ramsaran a positive as well, given his appointment was not based on cricket reasons alone?
In reply to tc1
Actually, I think that Cooper, by the reason HE gave for his unavailability is the one making an admission, such as it is. I am merely reporting the news.
In reply to Kurt
So how come all ah dem dat unavailable for de Tits, except Rampaul, play for Queens Park on Sunday?
Emrit also out.
St Clair is in. Mohammed to captain.
