Dunce coach

Dunce captain

Dunce team

Dunce administration

Dunce Board

why did we not pick our Lord and saviour JC was he there for the ride or to tek notes fuh Sammy,

@ponderiver

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Come on, Pondie, this is not the time.

You are better than what was posted above. 😎

@sgtdjones

times have changed the gloves are off

Coach was getting ready to give a big interview but Sampson had plans

Coach and selector and President all need to go pronto

@ponderiver

He was not a good note taker since we lost. A waste of a pick. Him and Scammy.

@buds

He wasnt there for his cricket even Sammy alluded to it by not picking him once

Putting Chase up to open was a desperate ploy by an inept coach

I am actually pleased that Chase made some runs so Sammy had to look for another scapegoat

the irony of all of this was ,we lost because we were not good enough in big moments and it was all down to the coach.

Had we won he would have taken the credit therefore he has to hug up this loss buh bye 27

Why was Johnson Charles taken to the WC?

That was a dunce selection. Better they had taken just about anyone.

@ponderiver

He not going anywhere. Comes cheap.

@ponderiver

I understand the frustration with how West Indies cricket is being run. Many of us have watched the same pattern repeat itself for years: big talk, short-term fixes, and then disappointment when the results don’t match the promises.

Still, it may be worth waiting to see what CWI decides to do next. The real issue is whether they will treat this World Cup as "progress" or whether they will honestly accept it as part of a longer decline that has stretched across decades. While so-called minnow teams have made genuine strides, CWI too often feels stuck, drifting without urgency, direction, or accountability.

Leadership is a major concern. The CWI vice-president led the T&TCB for roughly two decades, and his silence now is noticeable. With repeated allegations of financial mismanagement having been reported publicly, it’s difficult to understand how confidence is supposed to grow when the same figures remain in place and the public gets so few clear answers. If things look grim today, people should examine the record of player development under those administrations before assuming more of the same will bring change.

What’s equally troubling is the absence of any obvious regional figure with the vision and credibility to lift this organization out of the doldrums. Even the marketing of the team has been mishandled, an area that should build pride, identity, and support regardless of the scoreboard. Once upon a time, the Caribbean produced cricketing greats the entire world admired: exciting, fearless, calypso cricket with real flair. Today, that tradition feels neglected, and it’s hard to see who is being prepared to carry the mantle.

The CWI president noted, "The coach is from a small island; instead, he doesn't have the pedigree or coaching qualifications that were advertised for the job!"

The talk about CARICOM also needs perspective. It’s fair to ask what meaningful leadership or intervention has actually been offered over the last decade and whether the individuals at the helm have shown the kind of strategic capability this moment demands.

And when it comes to coaching and selection, CWI can’t have it both ways. If the organization publicly set specific requirements for the role, then the appointment process must reflect those standards. Otherwise, fans are left to wonder how better results can be expected from a system that doesn’t consistently follow its own criteria.

Watching the young Indian players dominate was painful, but it was also instructive. Their greats have moved on, yet the next wave already looks ready to step in. In the Caribbean, we’re left hoping for a similar pipeline while too often reliving the glory days instead of building the future.

West Indies cricket deserves better than nostalgia. It deserves serious governance, a clear strategy, and leadership that can be trusted to rebuild, on and off the field.

Then again, such has been noted for decades.

Sarge

@sgtdjones

everything you say is true and it is clear you have West Indies cricket at heart.

Unfortunately we have a dearth of leadership at administrative level and it is going to get worse.

Cricket is being marketed through the lens ,of making a certain demographics comfortable.

I am embarrased and angry at how disingenuous the current administration are.

They would rather lose with Sammy, than make any meaningful attempt to address our failures.

What happen to the call for intervention from our greats after the debacle of 27 all out?

How can we let a talent as great as Pooran walk away from our cricket!!!??

I have spent thousands supporting our cricket travelled all over to support us.

Supported player development by bringing cricketers over from the caribbean at my expense to play here so they could gain experience.

In this regard I dont think I am unique however the message coming out of our region is ,it is we time now, excaerbated by the shameless imposition of the talentless Sammy as the God of our cricket , yes we like it so

It stinks to high heaven.

I will not be supporting this rancid sore of an administration as they continue to devalue our cricket.

Here we go again! The name calling and finger pointing shows an individual bereft of anything substantive to say.

The West Indies team went 5-0 and these same people stayed quiet, waiting for a day to pounce. Lol. So predictable that it is no longer funny. An act of cowardice.

5-2 and 4 balls away from a Semi-final with a team that many said would be out by the first round. Australia and Sri Lanka suffered early exits and embarassing defeats to Zimbabwe while West Indies blew away Zimbabwe. Where were these Cowards!

Yellow belly!

@voiceofreason

Blew away Zimbabwe if ah laugh ah pop 😂

@ponderiver

Yes the same Zimbabwe that blew away Australia and Sri Lanka. I wonder where you would be if we had made the semis!

Where was ponderiver when West Indies went 5-0?

@natty_forever

He not going anywhere. Comes cheap.

CWI used a 25% off coupon to get him and Scammy.

@voiceofreason

Sampson dais all

now run along and bawl 😂

@voiceofreason

Voicey...

5-2 and 4 balls away from a Semi-final with a team that many said would be out by the first round

It matters not above. We lost; your selecta coach said we are here to win.

Did he win???

@voiceofreason

As a calypso winner from Tortola, you've spent years carrying such music from island to island, watching how the things we love can unite us when we choose to protect them.

That’s why efforts like Pondie’s have always meant something to many. For more than a decade, he’s been using his BBC talk show to keep West Indies cricket alive in people’s hearts, especially for those living abroad. When I was in England, I called in a few times, and you could feel it: this isn’t just “sport” to him. He lives and dies with the emotion of it, proudly promoting West Indies cricket in a place far from where it was born. Reliving those days on the radio from Sabina, QPO, Oval, and Borda are special to many.

And truth be told, you can hear the frustration in his voice now. Not because he enjoys complaining, but because it hurts to watch. It hurts to see boards and management making decisions that seem to chip away at one of the things that truly pulls the entire Caribbean together.

When you look at the opponents we faced, so many of them minnows heading into the 2026 World Cup, it raises hard questions about where we really stand. And when players start stepping away from representing CWI yet still find space to play in leagues all over the world, that says plenty. It speaks to a deeper disappointment, not just with selection or strategy, but with the way the game has been handled.

It’s a sad story, honestly, and one that has been building for three decades. And for those of us who love West Indies cricket, it’s not anger as much as it is heartbreak. Because we know what we are capable of, and we remember what it used to mean.

Sarge

@sgtdjones

Yes we won 5 games.

We will be back!

@ponderiver

A really bad decision

@voiceofreason

Yes we won 5 games.

Yes, we won five games. But let’s not pretend that number means what it wants to mean.

If most of those wins came against weaker sides, then “5 wins” is a statistic, not a statement. The real tests were the better opponents, and that’s where the campaign fell apart. In a group of eight, you don’t get credit for beating up on minnows if you can’t cross the line against the teams you’re actually competing with for the trophy.

So how did winning five games matter?

It mattered for padding the record and confidence early on.

It mattered for ranking/points.

It mattered for nothing that fans actually care about: making the knockout stages and challenging the best.

The chief selecta said, "We came to win.”

In tournament language, that means win the big games, qualify, and contend. If the team is on a plane home after losing to the stronger sides, then the five wins didn’t achieve the goal; they just delayed the exit and dressed it up.

Update: five wins looks good on paper. The campaign doesn’t.

Sarge

@voiceofreason

Voicey missing...😎