*** WICB TO ADOPT TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS....REALLY? ****

1. The WICB must now build pillars of trust and respect with the players who are the Board’s employees. In this process WIPA and the senior players have a very real role to play.
The most important issue has not been addressed with Management clearly having an undertaking of how this should be done! NO COMMENT?

2. The WICB should simplify the Team’s Management Structure as follows:- - The Manager is in charge of the team for home and away tours. - The Head Coach is in charge of cricket matters with easy access to the Manager at all times. - The Captain is in charge of the team on the field of play with access to the Manager and Head Coach. - The Captain is also the mentor to the team off the field of play.
• "The team manager is the designated head of the West Indies team delegation and reports to the Chief Executive Officer. The head coach is responsible for team performance."
Incomplete and should have addressed/ confirmed the recommendations. Why does the Manager not report to the Director of Cricket?

3. The players’ contracts must be given to players at least three (3) weeks before a Tour. The players must return them at latest, one week before the tour. Failure to return a signed contract will disqualify the player from selection on the team.
• "The players will be issued with match/tour contracts at least three weeks prior to departure for/start of a series."
It has already happened for SA and this is good. However I would have liked to have seen an agreement of a process should in case this does not happen!
4. The WICB should recruit the services of a sports psychologist on a retainer basis to help our players with mental preparation especially young players. It is noted that two (2) of our greatest prospects are currently out of the team because of “unexplained personal reasons”.
• "The WICB will pursue engaging the services of a sports psychologist for the West Indies senior team. The WICB will also pursue engaging the services of a mental kills coach at the developmental levels."
Unsatisfactory as they should outline a deadline and how the service should be accessed.

5. The WICB print an Employees Handbook which will be given to WIPA and to every player who represents the West Indies. The Handbook should include: - A précis of the MOU and CBA - Players manual with selection criteria - The Retainer Contract - Three (3) cricket formats – Test, ODI and T20 - A-team and Youth Team Tours - CPL and WICB Professional Franchise - Any other relevant information
• "The WICB will develop a players handbook which will be issued to all players. The handbook will outline responsibilities, expectations, protocols, standards and matters of general conduct."
Once again a deadline should have been set as this can drag on and on and on…

6. The WICB should convene bonding sessions twice yearly between players, management and the Board to foster harmonious relations. Individual members of the Executive Committee which normally meets more often than the Board should be selected to oversee and solve any personal or cricketing problems revealed by players.
• "The WICB will plan a team building activity in the first week of April, prior to the start of the England tour of the Caribbean. This activity will be geared towards building greater understanding and trust among the players, the board of directors and the WICB management."
Have not outlined future plans, what form it will take, players input, who will host etc. Without players input this will be another imposition.

7. A new CBA should contain a provision such as is contained in legislation relating to Essential Services to the effect that before the withdrawal of labour or any other industrial action be taken that a minimum period of notice be given by WIPA to WICB (say 14 days) of any industrial action contemplated by WIPA or the players as a result of an identified dispute. We would recommend that a similar provision be put into the individual player’s contracts. This would obviate any circumstance as occurred in India. Breach of such a condition would be a breach of contract.
NO COMMENT?

8. There should be a reversion to the former tradition of a management committee comprising the following persons who generally accompany the team: - The Manager as Chairman - The Head Coach - The Chairman of Selectors - The Captain - A WIPA representative and/or a senior player
NO COMMENT?

Main improvement is the issuing of contracts which has always been the big issue but as usual no timelines have been set and the key management behavioural issues not addressed.

I would be please if at least contracts continue to be issued, but I suspect this is not the end of matters!

Cricket Australia has 8 directors.

Poor arse West Indies have like 19 directors

Even ECB have fewer members than WICB

I could imagine smiley Dave in bonding session wid de old man of de WI team

Page 2, paragraph 2 of the Wilkins' recommendation (recommendation 1) addresses the structure of the Board.

The CARICOM Governments fund, in part, the WICB. Given their concerns, they should pull all their funding although I take your point about BIM.

I will guarantee you T&T are the biggest contributor and they should wield some force!

They are not showing a will to change at all.

Is Muirhead still in post?