Selection discontent not helping WICB

The late, renowned British sports columnist Ian Wooldridge once told me he was perplexed by how a group of separate, miniscule former British colonies scattered across hundreds of miles of water, from Guyana on the South American mainland to Jamaica in the northern Caribbean, could produce such a profusion of great players to unite into such powerful teams.

He described it as "one of the wonders of the sporting world". It was a widely shared sentiment. That was many years ago when the legacy of George Headley, Garry Sobers and a host of similar greats was still strong and teams led by Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards had gone 15 years without losing a Test series.

Even then, there was always the insularity inevitably created by the unique structure of the West Indies Cricket Board that has managed the regional game since its formation in 1927. Its decisions are made by a directorate of 14, two from each affiliate board along with the president and the vice-president.

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