Muirhead: Simmons would have made little difference

Thu, Oct 6, '16

WEST INDIES Cricket Board (WICB) Chief Executive Officer Michael Muirhead said he is disappointed by the shellacking the West Indies is receiving on their tour of Pakistan but believes the sacking of coach Phil Simmons is not affecting the team.
The West Indies crashed to a 3-0 whitewash in the ODI series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates yesterday, going under by 136 runs in the third and final match.
Prior to the series, the world champions were swept aside shockingly 0-3 in the Twenty20s.
The WICB fired coach Simmons on the day the regional side were set to leave for Dubai but Muirhead believes the axing of the respected Trinidadian cannot be blamed for the poor showing by the regional team.
Muirhead said, “I honestly don’t think Simmons’ sacking is affecting the team. Can any single person affect the performance of a team? I heard (former West Indies pacer) Andy Roberts say that in their time they didn’t even have a coach.” Muirhead stressed that the West Indies players are all professionals and should be technically sound at this level to put up a better showing.