BBC on the Survival of WI Cricket

The BBC's Oliver Brett is looking at West Indies cricket after the 2007 World Cup, and what he sees is not very encouraging. Citing comments from Tony Becca he paints a picture of a cricket culture in decline and a managing board with no means to reverse the decline.

"Sponsors are pulling out of West Indian cricket at every level, and the team itself is struggling to bed in newcomers who are not well equipped for the demands of international cricket, " he writes, and adds, "with the WICB now having to meet the costs of these tournaments from its own funds, it is little wonder that cricket is essentially an amateur sport at regional level".