Given the choice between brokering peace in the Middle East or resolving the almost endless disorder that plagues West Indies cricket, an envoy could be forgiven for asking for a few days to sleep on it. If that statement seems bizarre to anyone, then it means they haven't been following the upheavals that have long been a feature of the game in the Caribbean.

It appears not to matter one jot who is coach, captain, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president, or West Indies Player's Association (WIPA) president. Personalities have come and gone; the only constant has been chaos.

Anyone with even a scant association with cricket is aware of the earth-shattering abandonment of the West Indies' tour to India that saddled the WICB with a $42 Million bill. It is a pall that still hangs over Caribbean cricket and is at least partially responsible for the new conflict that is now upon WI cricket.

This latest installment of disarray sees West Indies coach Phil Simmons making accusations of "interference from outside" in the selection process. According to Simmons, he, along with chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd, and captain Jason Holder, were bent on having the services of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard for the ODI leg of their upcoming visit to Sri Lanka. And despite delivering impassioned pleas on behalf of the two players, they (himself and Lloyd since Holder doesn't have a vote) were outvoted by the other three selectors.

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When the Regional Governments insist
by a certain date , this year , there are serious & comprehensive changes in
the total Administration of Cricket in this Region .

In my opinion ALL this must be done
before the 1st of January 2016 . THERE
MUST BE ABSOLUTELY NO EXTENSION TO THIS DATE .

Failure to do this must result in the
Regional Governments denying the
WICB use of the Public Cricket Facilities in the Region .

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

The troubles could end when the WICB is disbanded and a new organization with modern day plans and methods is put in place. The new organization have to realize that they are presenting a product to the world and certain standards have to be met.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

When the WICB does the people of this region a favor and commits hari kari.

In reply to dayne

disband the wicb...but why replace it with anything? Just work on the national associations.

I guess wicb is a joke amongst the rest of the cricket boards.

In reply to dayne

I have no problem with what you have stated .

In reply to mikesiva

With all due Respect this Go it Alone
Nonsense , is simply a Flight of Fancy on the part of those who propose this idea .

The fact is that from a Financial
perspective that aint ever going to work , Not now , Never .This only the First Major Hurdle .

The second Major hurdle is also financial , it is the fact that No
Country on its own has the financial resources to host an International
Team playing , 4 test matches ; 3 ODI Matches ; and 3 Twenty / 20 Matches .

No Country in the Region has a Cricket loving fan base to make this idea a financial Success . I believe in the Reality, not Imagination or
Impossible Dreams .