WEST Indies players believe the addition of pacer Shannon Gabriel to the front-line squad brings greater potency to the bowling unit for the Test series against hosts England. Gabriel, currently ranked among the top 20 bowlers in Test cricket, was originally listed among the reserves on tour after not playing[Read More…]
Head coach of the West Indies team, Phil Simmons says he has no regrets over the manner in which the 15-member squad was selected for the three-test series against England. With the series bowling off on Wednesday, there have been suggestions recently that batsman Joshua da Silva should have been[Read More…]
Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes has passed. He was the last of the famous Three Ws — which included his other illustrious team-mates Sir Frank Worrell and Sir Clyde Walcott. Cricket West Indies (CWI) has paid tribute to the Windies batting icon who died at his home in[Read More…]
With local cricket still at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, Jamaica men’s senior team coach, Andre Coley says he is well aware of the impact this could have on the Scorpions franchise for the next regional competition. Coley who led the Scorpions to joint third in the 4-day[Read More…]
West Indies players will wear the Black Lives Matter logo on their playing shirts when they face England throughout the upcoming #RaiseTheBat Test Series, starting July 4, as part of the Sandals Tour of England 2020. The decision was taken by the players and team management with the full support[Read More…]
The five-member task force, led by Senator Don Wehby, which has the responsibility of producing a Corporate Governance Report, will make their submission to Cricket West Indies by mid-July, according to a press report. The task force report, initially due in May was delayed as members requested a push back[Read More…]
Photo credit: Ed g2s CHRIS Gayle’s decision to opt-out of this year’s Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament is being viewed as a major blow to the “biggest party in sport.” The talismanic Jamaican batsman decided to pull out from the August 18 to September 10 tourney citing personal reasons, just[Read More…]
Jump, jump You should know, you should know that ahhh Kris Kross is not having anything today As we stand there totally krossed out We commence to make you Kris Kross It’s now over a year since team England visited the Caribbean. They played back then, three Tests, five One[Read More…]
Just a few weeks back, the sporting world was greeted by the news of the sacking of Manchester United’s erstwhile Manager, Jose Mourinho, and even though some would argue that the Portuguese had it coming, I wonder if the same can be said of Robert Samuels, Jamaica’s national cricket coach[Read More…]
“Listen to me, mister. You’re my knight in shining armor. Don’t you forget it. You’re going to get back on that horse, and I’m going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we’re gonna go, go, go!” — On Golden Pond, 1981. Windies will be up against[Read More…]
