Groundhog Day for WI cricket
commentary by LAWRENCE ROMEO
In the comedy Groundhog Day, Bill Murray in the role of the egocentric weatherman, Phil Connors, is forced to repeat the same day over and over again until he decides to reexamine his life and priorities.
It seems that the West Indian fans are experiencing their own dark version of Groundhog Day at the hands of WIPA and the WICB. Once again, at the eleventh hour, on the cusp of the start of the series against Bangladesh, the players led by their activist President Dinanath Ramnarine have withdrawn their services, and once again, fans are left scratching their heads and considering other means of getting their cricket fix.
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Contract dispute: WICB explains its position
WICB PRESS RELEASE:
Following the non-appearance of the West Indies cricket team at the Ticket Launch for ICC World T20 West Indies 2010 last Saturday (July 4) evening in St. Lucia, there has been much speculation about the state of relations between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA).
The WICB would like to state that it has been engaged in ongoing negotiations with WIPA on a number of matters and therefore the action taken by players on Saturday was extremely ill advised and premature given the fact that, as far as the Board is concerned, negotiations are ongoing with a view towards resolving all matters. Further, the action taken by the players in refusing to honour their obligations constitutes a clear breach of the collective bargaining agreement between WICB and WIPA.
