No one can question Andy Roberts’ passion for West Indies cricket. After an outstanding career for the West Indies where he took 202 wickets as part of a battery of fast bowlers, who terrorised teams for more than a decade, the no-nonsense Antiguan has for the last two decades has had to watch with despair and disdain while batting line ups have taken our bowling attacks apart almost at will.

I would imagine it would be even more frustrating for him to watch as West Indies’ batsmen, more often than not, seem incapable of batting for time in a Test match.

This was evident in the last two Test matches the West Indies lost to England at Old Trafford last month.

Therefore, it was no surprise to hear Roberts speak passionately about the team’s failures during an interview with Andrew Mason last week. Responding to comments regarding the lack of technological infrastructure that puts the West Indies at a disadvantage when compared to England, Roberts was quick to rubbish those claims, instead choosing to throw the blame squarely at the feet of the players.

“Infrastructure will not make you a better player.  You have to make yourself a better player and I don’t think the commitment is there from a lot of West Indies players,” he said.

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you see why current players have little time for legends like Roberts.

Can anyone point to anything positive he’s said about any players, post his generation?

In reply to imusic

Exactly!

In reply to imusic
Bro listen to Jimmy Adams, who was on the Podcast last Tuesday.
So refreshing to hear a different voice on West Indies players.
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In reply to imusic
What if there's nothing positive to say? With the current bunch of players, it's hard to find positives, no matter generous you are and how much you dig.

In reply to rhatid

With all due respect, I call bullshit on that statement. These same players beat England last year in the Caribbean.

But even with that, Roberts is ALWAYS harping on players. It’s not now he’s doing it.

There are reports that this and previous generations of players tune out some legends like Roberts. Well, you understand why. He seemingly never has anything good to say about any player outside of his generation. Anyone constantly on the receiving end would tune out that kind of negativity.

Andy Roberts was a great player and has done much for the game. That is not in dispute. But he certainly comes across as a bitter, negative individual, particularly when it comes to commenting on modern day West Indian players.