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HEADLINE: WICB suspends Simmons for Tour of Sri Lanka

CaribbeanCricket.com Sep 28, 2015, 10:28:10 AM

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has learnt of the comments from Head Coach of the West Indies team Phil Simmons in the print and electronic media which appear to question the legitimacy of the selection process of the One-day International squad for the Tour of Sri Lanka. As a result, the Management of the WICB has taken action to suspend the Head Coach, pending an investigation into the issue.

The Head Coach will not now travel with the team on the Tour of Sri Lanka. In the meantime, the Management has advised that the coaching responsibilities of the Head Coach will pass to Eldine Baptiste, a member of the WICB Selection Panel, until the matter is cleared up. Baptiste was already a member of the original tour party to Sri Lanka as the “selector-on-tour”.

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dayne Sep 28, 2015, 12:36:41 PM

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Well I congratulate Simmonds for speaking up, although it looks like he might lose his job, maybe something good might happen because of this exposure of how the Board in being run.

casiba Sep 28, 2015, 2:37:58 PM

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ADVICE TO ALL BLACK CRICKET COACHES
Stay away from coaching West Indies
Let the white Coaches coach West Indies.

XDFIX Sep 28, 2015, 3:10:34 PM

Simmons would not even be allowed to keep his job even if it was a fry fish shop
Can't have the tail wagging the dog!

tena316 Sep 28, 2015, 5:37:17 PM

Simmons should have quit from the time he found out that he can't get the players he want to have the strongest team possible. Why waste time with players you know won't bring victory.

hairline1 Sep 28, 2015, 5:50:50 PM

Keep ya mouth shut the X time. We got so many great cricketers and we picking half aris player's. Like Gibson and Simmons to coach . Both where mediocre in there playing days. Now we got john or Johnny. D Baptist. rolleyes

rillo Sep 28, 2015, 5:54:18 PM

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The only clearing up is the West Indies Board of Governors to convene and haul the WICB to answer for what Simmonds is accusing them of.
It is time the TTCB flex some muscle. Bassarath have none but the new sports Minister should make some real noise.

FAI Sep 28, 2015, 6:32:29 PM

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I am surprised he is not fired. Next to go should be Lloyd.

Fivestar Sep 28, 2015, 9:11:21 PM

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Perhaps the next time the WICB go looking for a Head Coach they should issue the following statement:

"We the WICB, have communist proclivities and do not believe in democracy so only 'Yes Men' will be considered. All other candidates need not apply."