No benefits in Sammy being named Test head coach Andy Roberts

Roberts sees no benefits in Sammy being named Test head coach

Legendary West Indies fast bowler, Sir Andy Roberts does not believe the appointment of Daren Sammy as head coach of the Test team will result in any immediate success for the regional side.On Monday during Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) quarterly press conference held in St Vincent, Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe revealed that Sammy, the white-ball head coach, would take over from current head coach of the Test side Andre Coley effective April 1, 2025.

However, speaking on Trinidadian radio station i95.5FM on Thursday, the 73-year-old, who took 202 Test wickets in just 42 matches, said there first needed to be a change in mindset by the players if the West Indies was to return to its glory days.
“Daren Sammy is one that is loved by Cricket West Indies and especially in this administration.

Sir Andy lamented the fact that despite being rooted to the bottom of the Test rankings for decades, West Indies cricket was still being run the same way.
“If you check West Indies cricket, during the years that we have been in the doldrums and today we’re still in the doldrums, but our methods stay the same as it was 15, 20 years ago and it is not a method that is associated with West Indies’ greatness,” Sir Andy maintained.
“We are living in the past as far as Australia, England, India and all of them. They are teaching us how to play cricket now and we were the ones that they were following. Now we’re the followers.”

In reply to sgtdjones

In another post I made the same point Andy is making. Our structure the problem. Past mediocre players who don't have creative minds just need to climb the ranks of their home boards then eventually "eat a food" Griffith, Bascombe, Reifer via CCC, Sammy via nepotism

So he saying sammy is a company man

In reply to velo

Don't let powen hear you say that...

In reply to velo

The baron used to call him Andy Robbers

Sammy will be declared national hero of St. Lucia next .

In reply to Brerzerk

I would give the list an approval if you had added Teflon Jimmy, but you conveniently omitted him. he has eaten well for the past 10 years.

Andy we not following them now, we should, but them man yah too blind.

In reply to sgtdjones

It's not about Sammy alone....

J.Grave--- 2017 till 2024

J.Adams---2017 till present.. Director,mentor,batting coach, assistant coach......

Reifer--- 2019 till present...Interim head coach, under-19 head coach, batting coach, assistant coach..

Sammy- 2021 till present... Independent Director, white ball coach, all formats coach.

Griffith -2019 till present... various capacities... presently fielding coach...

This administration biggest drawback,

opaque policy of recruitment...
a post holder continue without results...

Whether Sammy will succeed as test coach, is matter of future....

Sammy is clever fellow....if he cajole administrators to appoint good batting and bowling coaches, select a balance side...Sammy might succeed as test coach...

It all depends how he appoints his management team.

Modern test cricket is more analytical backroom....in olden days it was instinctive....now, most decision taken in backroom.....how batters and bowlers are coached and handled....

Just look at Sri Lanka and Pakistan..

Gillespie replaced by Aaqib Javed...same players...winning against Australia and South Africa..away....

Sri Lanka under Jayasuriya, has improved by leaps and bounds.....even there is chance of playing test Championship....

Sammy can, if he acts cleverly, clapping....

It does not matter what anyone does. Nothing can change if we continue to manage our cricket with decisions based on friends and family. There is no real attempt to change. There is no clear development plan starting from the grassroots, as it is obvious that we have to rebuuild from the cradle up.
The biggest problem is that the incompetence of the Old Boys Club who own West Indies cricket has caused Caribbean people to lose interest, maybe permanently.