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Adams is new Director of Cricket.

 
voiceofreason 2016-12-13 07:23:37 

Pybus steps down.

link

 
positiveg 2016-12-13 08:24:50 

In reply to voiceofreason

you're link was unauthorised

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Former West Indies batsman Jimmy Adams is the new director of cricket for the West Indies Cricket Board, according to regional media reports.
Adams, who represented West Indies as player and captain during his career, replaces Englishman Richard Pybus who did not seek to renew his contract, the Trinidad Guardian reported.
There are also reports that a new head coach, Australian Stuart Law, has been appointed to fill the position left vacant by Phil Simmons who was fired in September.
The decision to fill the two positions were reportedly taken at the weekend at the WICB’s final quarterly meeting which took place in St Maarten.
Jamaican Adams resigned as head coach of English county side Kent earlier this year after serving five seasons between 2012 and October 2016.
Pybus is expected to remain for a while to ease Adams into the position.
Law,48, is the former coach of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh who played one Test and 54 one day internationals for Australia.

Jimmy Adams
His first assignment will be to lead the regional team in February when England visits the Caribbean for a series of three one day internationals.

 
Raggs 2016-12-13 08:48:17 

PLEASE ALLOW JIMMY TO DO HIS JOB....AH BEG YUH LOT! PLEASE!

 
Baje 2016-12-13 09:36:16 

I hope that we can have at least five years of stability for the Cricket director and coaches. Actually we probably need more like 10 years, to get us back on the right track. Law if true, will need time to acclimatize, adjust, and get buy in from the players. It might take him all of 3 years just to get settled.

 
uton 2016-12-13 10:32:13 

In reply to Raggs

PLEASE ALLOW JIMMY TO DO HIS JOB....AH BEG YUH LOT! PLEASE!


I was unaware that WICB execs can be hired and fired by MB characters ?

 
Khaga 2016-12-13 10:32:19 

In reply to Raggs

lol

 
Narper 2016-12-13 10:47:19 

In reply to Raggs

PLEASE ALLOW JIMMY TO DO HIS JOB....AH BEG YUH LOT! PLEASE!


As night follows day..Jimmy will be cussed too

NOBODY is immune where WI cricket is concerned

 
WICFan 2016-12-13 11:29:59 

Good luck to them.

 
natty_forever 2016-12-13 12:01:55 

In reply to Raggs... remember is the coach them usually have a problem with and it usually starts with the Director of Cricket.

big grin

 
natty_forever 2016-12-13 12:02:32 

In reply to Narper... a think Raggs talking about the WICB in this instance.

 
WestDem 2016-12-13 12:35:24 

DC, Jimmy and Wavell are the new PD's of WI cricket!
lol lol

 
birdseye 2016-12-13 20:04:08 

I had totally lost interest in WI cricket – Jimmy's involvement in a meaningful way could go a long way to re-kindle interest and improve the cricket ----he could be the ultimate nexus between craft and purpose, if at all possible ------

 
Yamfoot 2016-12-13 20:59:23 

But there is no official release. Trinidad Guardian always have suss.

 
imusic 2016-12-19 14:55:32 

In reply to Yamfoot

Apology in order for the Guardian?

 
POINT 2016-12-21 18:25:24 

If for decades the WICBC has refused to change its Modus Operandi , Why does Jimmy Adams believe that he can thrive working for the Big Idiots .

I am reminded of the adage :

" FOOLS RUSH IN WHERE

ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD ".

If Jimmy Adams thinks that he can , all I can do is to wish him Luck ;
because I am highly skeptical that He
can change the mindset of the People
in the WICBC .

I am also reminded of the adage :

" YOU CANNOT TEACH OLD

DOGS NEW TRICKS " .

As I have stated elsewhere in this Forum :

FOR 87 YEARS THE PEOPLE IN THE WICBC

HAVE BLUNTLY REFUSED TO CHANGE ITS

STRUCTURE . PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS

AFTER COMMISSIONING AND REJECTING

SEVERAL REPORTS .