The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Forget forfeited matches, the Duckworth-Lewis method and the failure of many of cricket's biggest nations to make the Super Six, the World Cup's biggest talking point is still to come. The International Cricket Council are to stage some of the 2007 World Cup's matches in the United States - and might even use Disney World as a venue.
The fifth round of the Carib Beer Cup saw five centuries scored, four more than the sole century scored in the previous round. Centuries were registered this time around by Devon Smith, Alex Adams, Philo Wallace, Sherwin Campbell and Aneil Kanhai. It's the second century for Kanhai, who scored a double century before in Round Two. He is also the only batsman to have scored more than one century so far.
Former South African coach Bob Woolmer has confirmed a CaribbeanCricket.com exclusive report that he interviewed separately with WICB boss Wes Hall and chief selector Viv Richards for the West Indies coaching vacancy.
Woolmer, who now serves as ICC High Performance Director, told BBC Sports he was very keen on taking the West Indies job. "I am not sure what will come of it. It is up to them to call me now. But it goes without saying, for the meeting to last as long as it did means it was encouraging on both sides," the former England all-rounder said.
I ain't telling no lie, I did feel like crying. I now understand what the women does be talking ?bout when them got them expectations real high after hearing the fellow bragging, but when the fellow get there he ain?t last a minute good. Disappointed. That is how I feel ?bout the West Indies? exit from the Cricket World Cup.
Up to now I still believe the team is a good team and we should be in the final six this morning. And what got me feel even worse is when I look round and see a poo-pah monkey team like Kenya in there before we, that we beat so bad the other morning. And I know my one ain?t the only body that feel so.
Outgoing West Indies coach Roger Harper says the biggest problem facing West Indies cricket is insularity.
?I think that one of the things that we have to get rid of is insularity at all levels,? Harper said on his return to the Caribbean from the West Indies? failed World Cup campaign in South Africa. ?Everyone wants West Indies to win but they all want their own people to play or whatever,? declared Harper, whose team made an early exit from the 2003 World Cup.