Lewis, Riley clash over Pybus appointment
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados Cricket West Indies directors, Enoch Lewis and Conde Riley, have sparred publicly over the recent choice of Richard Pybus for senior mens head coach, further increasing the rancour surrounding the Englishmans appointment less than two weeks before the opening Test against England.
Lewis has been highly critical of Pybuss selection and wrote to CWI last month lambasting the way the selection process was carried out, while also accusing president Dave Cameron of hand-picking Pybus for the job.
However, Riley, the Barbados Cricket Association president, defended Pybuss appointment, rubbishing Lewiss claims and contending that CWI board had sanctioned the move.
On the ninth of December, this whole matter was ventilated [at a board meeting in Trinidad]. It was put to the vote, Riley said during a stormy exchange with Lewis on the popular cricket radio show, Mason and Guest, broadcast on the Starcom Network here.
I do not know what more due process should be followed when a full board, including the 12 directors from the six territories along with the two independent directors voted. The president had one vote.
He continued: The Board ventilated a whole thing as to who should be the interim coach. There was a vote; the vote was 12-4, and that was how Mr Pybus became the interim coach."
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Mud Forbes
For some strange reason, Bajan hegemony - which was one a cause for pride in Caribbean cricket - seems destined to see us collapse to rock bottom in world cricket. Perhaps Mr Cameron could be granted honorary Barbadian citizenship to facilitate this objective!
In reply to sgtdjones
You are going to be late for your own funeral.
This topic was discussed in real time, Chrissy was part of the panel last Tuesday, hitting the VP hard.
In reply to openning
You are going to be late for your own funeral.
and that's a bad thing?
In reply to natty_forever
Doh worry its cold in Calgary
he rass frozen!!
In reply to sgtdjones
Riley has been carrying water for Cameron for several years now. I find it interesting that the Leewards board is leveling these charges because Pybus lived in Antigua when he was director of cricket and presumably lives there now because of the job he held with CWI before the last coach resigned. The Leewards folks know Tricky Dick well ....