WITH GROWING calls for the sacking of West Indies head coach Phil Simmons on the back of an extended run of poor results for the regional side, veteran cricket analyst and commentator, Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira, believes that while players must put their hands up, the failures ultimately lie at the hands of the coaching staff.

“The players don’t seem to be equipped, and when players aren’t technically equipped to play the short ball or spin, it points to the coaching staff. The only bright light in the last few days would be the leadership of [Rovman] Powell, who took over in place of Pooran,” said Perreira.

According to Perreira, much of the blame for the defeats the West Indies have suffered in the white-ball format, have been brought on by Simmons.

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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Well said Reds. The calls are all over social media including the "Rum Shop".
Just baffling why CWI ALLOWS The haemorrhage to continue.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Would the Gleaner prefer Jimmy Adams, the Director of Cricket, get the blame?

After all, he is the only constant between the last two regimes.

In reply to Hendra

Let’s fire Phil and hire the successful red ball coach for this bunch of losers

In reply to Halliwell

Because its Phil....they are a bunch of losers?

He has an effin job....if he cant deliver he MUST go

A bad carpenter can't blame his tools

In reply to Narper

If IceCream man was an NFL or NBA coach he would have been fired long time.

In reply to Narper

A carpenter build a nice house and a bad tent and rightly can’t blame his tools

I would say cut his pay and let him remain as Test coach only - not sure under contract how it would work!! Need a different coach for the shorter format!

Pack of bull the side has been off low quality for that type of format
If he was a poor coach it would have shown up in all formats. He needs an extended run with the new selectors

In reply to pariaman

Why are we so polar in our performanes. Selection is the cause. I have the coach and captain as the ones coming up with the game plan. Yet we pick ppl who have no idea what the plan is.