Frank Worrell Grave

Three Ws Oval , Cave Hill , Barbados

                                                   

West Indies cricketers are, or should be, ambassadors of the West Indies, and they should

behave as the West Indians of 1967 did after the crowd had invaded the field in a Test match

and the West Indians decided to go home before Frank Worrell, who was in India,

asked to say something to the players.

Frank Worrell told them about their responsibility as cricketers :

about their duty as West Indies ambassadors,

and about the importance of country-to-country relations.  8)

Captaincy is more than flipping the coin in the middle, setting out batting order,

make bowling changes, and shifting fielders around.

Captaincy, especially of the West Indies, the many territories of the West Indies,

calls for carrying out policy, including dress code and general discipline, honesty and integrity,

and it calls for standing up to principles.

This does NOT  personify Bravo nor Ramdin .

They should never wear the maroon again.....

am·bas·sa·doramˈbasədər/nounnoun: ambassador; plural noun: ambassadorsan accredited diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to a foreign country.

Frank Worrell and the ole guys saw themselves as Ambassadors .

bokie , sports ambassadors 

The new guys like yourself dont know the meaning of the word :

they think is a new piece of Bling ...

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Frank Worrell and the ole guys saw themselves as Ambassadors .

bokie , sports ambassadors 

The new guys like yourself dont know the meaning of the word :

they think is a new piece of Bling ...
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You damn right - me had to look it up.

Is what is a SPORTS AMBASSADOR - rofl

Exactly : stay in your Ignorance 

In the event bokie shytes up this Thread :

The Gist is : Frank Worrell could have walked out of India :

back in '67.

Unlike Bravo and Ramdin  exactly 50 years later , he did NOT  8)