(The following statement was issued by the West Indies Cricket Board) today:

The President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Mr. Kenneth Gordon, and the CEO, Mr. Bruce Aanensen, met today with representatives of the Selection Committee, Cricket Committee, the Board and Management of the organisation to plan the way forward following the team’s disappointing performance in the World Cup. Full Story

Dr Sidie - look like dem contriving to eliminate your son on the basis of commitment general attitude health and fitness.

In reply to FanAttick

Did they specifically mention blood testing?

In reply to Larr Pullo

Not that I can recall(per Gonzales)

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com I was of the opinion that most of the steps they outlined were things that were all implemented and were in full flow, so what is this all about, what were they doing all along?

In reply to Larr Pullo

btw - when since Board dictating criteria for team selection? Isnt that the purview of the Cricket Committee(formerly Win World Cup Committee)?

The only criteria that should be dictated by the Board should do with matriculation - such as playing in a minimum number of regional games, etc.

Dem Trini dangerous eeh. This is a backdoor attempt to disqualify Sarwan - and sneak in Cannabis.

waaahhhhhh , oohhhh mi mummmaaaa waaaaahhhhh wooooie. :lol: :lol: :lol:

When big man talk no dog bark. waaaahhhhh :lol:

Days of our lives

In reply to FanAttick


I picked up on that line too :D

So dis mean KG don't quit again? What did I miss?

In reply to faada

Twissy seh he quit - but its not effective until after the world cup or dem catch the pegasus strangler - whichever comes last. :D

How soon before somebody claims these measures as WIPA's idea?

On another note, Lara to join cricket committee?

"The Cricket Committee will be expanded to include more players who recently retired from the game."

Well if the team is actually announced on the 25th, that will be the 1st sign that these peeps mean business!

In reply to ends
That is an attempt to load up the cricket committee with Trinis - so that they will control the nomination and confirmation of the captain.

In reply to FanAttick as Ronald Regan would say – here we go again – that IMO would only continue to perpetuate the disharmony that was reported to be part of the team’s culture.

This WI cricket seem irretrievable lost for the foreseeable future because nobody is looking at the big picture, everyone just seem to be looking out for their guy.

In reply to birdseye

Flashback to 1997. Robert Samuels had just returned from a difficult tour of Oz when he scored 76 and 35* in the last test at Perth that WI won.
The next WI series(at home)was against India(much softer opposition than Oz). Traditionally Samuels would have been the automatic choice for opener on two counts.
1. He was part of a winning team
2. He performed very well in his last test

But lo and behold Wes Hall the then chairman of selectors announced a new criterion for selection. Instead of performance to date in tests - selection would be based on form in the regional tournament.
On this basis Stuart Williams(who had a miserable career up to that point) was selected ahead of Samuels who never saw WI colors again.


This is exactly the situation that is happening today with the rules of engagement changing in mid-stream to justify the appointment of Cannabis and the avoidance of the inevitable Sarwan captaincy.

In reply to FanAttick

Time will tell if this FUGGING EGOMANIAC is allowed to further destroy WI cricket.