Well done WICB

The selection committee of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), or rather, the Board itself, has finally seen the light, writes Tony Becca in the Jamaica Gleaner

After nearly four years of trying 'a thing', the Board has come to the conclusion that that is not the way to go, that a team of Test cricketers, of cricketers who are generally not so good, is made up of 11 players, and not 10 players and another, especially if the other player is not an exceptional captain, or leader.

In 2010 when the West Indies were the beating stick of the world and after they had gone through the likes of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Darren Ganga, Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo, the Board called up all-rounder Darren Sammy to do the job and he did it, or attempted to do it, for almost four years.

The selection of Sammy was questioned by many because he could not make the Test team as a batsman or as a bowler and neither could he make it as an all-rounder.