In reply to openning

And how is your test cricket going since bazball?

In reply to tc1

tc1 limestone

Pollard is an attraction in T20 leagues around the world
He is still in demand as player or coach.

In reply to Halliwell



The bible thumper has no opinion, its just his paranoia he focuses upon now
since he got a warning about destroying threads..

ok a moderator gave him advice to stop...

In reply to sgtdjones

Please be careful with direct attacks…
I got no such warning. However, I noted general advice and I ignore you…feels good

In reply to sgtdjones
Wait, you kill my thread? I hope the baggage lady see that

In reply to Barry

Test cricket will continue to be okay, I don't measure the format by the performance of our players.
As a fan, who have enjoy batsmanship and bowling ship from an early age, the weakened and backward leadership of CWI, got us to where we are.
As a Barbadian, I blame none other than Conde Riley, after more than 30 years, and 25 years without having one quality performing Barbadian that the world would want to follow.

That rock is the home of the 3 W's, Wes, Gary, Malcolm, Garner, GG. Dessie, and many more, and to have players representing that Island, as if they are from Canada, say so much of the people running the BCA.
My good brother, how do we rank in all formats, that what we should be discussing, especially the last two cycles of all formats.

In reply to openning

Don’t you agree that the big three or five are changing and innovating the formats? Where are your think tanks- on this board?

In reply to openning

Innovation means not being stuck in the past…

In reply to Barry
After the 1976 olympic we saw the changes in Australia ministry ], separating Culture from sports and having to separate ministries.
My close West Indies partners here been talking about it from that time.
A number of former canadian Winter Olympian moved to Australia as coaches, I wore to church an Aussie cricket tie yesterday, the only gift I kept from the embarrasment I received from an Aussie, at our Christmas celebration.
My brother in law was happy to wear the Australian blazer, hat and what ever I did not want.
It was at that time I saw cricket was becoming more of a professional sport, and what we were doing to produce players, had to change.

Bro, this is a guy, that in order to golf, took golf lessons, in order to dance, took golf lessons.
I had no choice, I was married into a Suzuki music family
One of my closest friends move home to Antigua, apart from his work, cricket was his life, after seeing what was going on in Antigua, he stayed far away.
I glad he did, because I know him.
He came back once to represent Calgary cricket association, in a land deal, that was will for cricket.
Our East Indian fans was giving it away, being yes people, and not getting legal representation to assist them
My Antiguan brother having his own Real Estate firm, having every documentation of cricket in the province was well equip to deal with the situation.
I am a 70 year old man, surrounded by family that make me think.

In reply to openning

Do you think West Indian societies have built the capacity to innovate? Are you satisfied with the level of institutional development? What about Government policy, culture and mindsets?

On this message board do we embrace experimentation and risk? Do we celebrate when captains and coaches make room for innovative practices or do we deliberately tear them down because they are from the wrong country?

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In reply to Barry
I left Barbados in April 1970, living in Western Canada I really don't have any close West Indies friends. I usually get into trouble when I attend a cricket game in Barbados, whether it is student at Cave Hill, telling about coming to a funeral, our questioning the approach to the game by Barbados regional players.
I am not involve in politics in the region.
I've met MAM a number of times, see is the representative from my area, my mom always love her.
I am proud of what she is doing.

In reply to Halliwell




concrete stand or the cycle track in the blazing sun curry chicken and roti and and a bokkle a rum watch me

In reply to ponderiver

Then maybe we sat together!
I may have even offered you curry iguana

THAT was the way to watch cricket at QPO before wine & jam, jump & wave.

In reply to ponderiver

What about the shade under the saman tree, my uncle said it was the best spot
and one could tap Raffie Knowles on his head when he went by, he would be pissed.

Make sure you wear a bulletproof vest...
if you are with Boris jr...

In reply to Barry
There are a few issues I have been writing about for the last 3-5 years.
1. Captain's role
Should be similar to other sports captain role, the responsibility of all on field duty, should be at the feet of the head coach, with technology and the advancement of the sport, captains don't have the opportunity to see in real time, and make decisions.
I do think Sammy and the SLK get it, that lab top is always available to him.
In my working life, I seen so many management theories, I started out with Theory X & Y, finishing 30 years later with Six Sigma, so once an organization adapts Bazbal and is committed to it, only time will see the benefit of it.

Viv told us his last match in the region, A University President X1 vs South Africa, that our batman was becoming a group of survivors
and we can see it, in the las 25 years of our cricket.
I enjoyed the innovation of Virender Sehwag ,the batsmanship of ab de villiers and Dwayne Bravo style in the T 20 formats, Dwayne does not have the power of Gayle, Pollard or Russell, but he can Fade, Slice and draw a cricket ball.
These terms are part of golf.