Phil Simmons: Outside interference kept Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard out

Simmons clan seem prone to Schoolboy behavior !  ;D


Phil's nephew Lendl , posted naked pics from his cell camera of his chinese girlfriend :

to the odda 2 wastes Bravo and Pollard.

Court case pending ...

http://www.westindiesforum.com/the-pitch...#msg618036

That's right fellas. All hail Smiley Dave:

Given the choice between brokering peace in the Middle East or resolving the almost endless disorder that plagues West Indies cricket, an envoy could be forgiven for asking for a few days to sleep on it. If that statement seems bizarre to anyone, then it means they haven't been following the upheavals that have long been a feature of the game in the Caribbean.

It appears not to matter one jot who is coach, captain, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president, or West Indies Player's Association (WIPA) president. Personalities have come and gone; the only constant has been chaos.
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/749...ricket-end

Bizarrely, the pair have been included among the T20 selections bound for Sri Lanka, adding another layer of confusion and intrigue to the pickle.

Simmons, yuh try to bowl bounsah.
Yuh now get yuh balls crushed.
Yuh coming against 300-lb dinosaurs with fix losing ways.

I do do not agree with his backtracking, and the decision made by the board should stand since he bowed to pressure proving he does not have the discipline and intestinal fortitude found in a leader.

I THINK IT S TIME TO KICK WINDIES OUT OF WORLD CRICKET AND GIVE CHANCE TO TEAMS LIKE IRELAND AND AFGHANISTAN.

Former West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Ken Gordon has called on the Board to be magnaminous and allow suspended coach Phil Simmons to be with the team on its current tour of Sri Lanka.

WEST Indies cricket is in turmoil again. On the eve of a tour to Sri Lanka, recently appointed coach Phil Simmons has lashed out at the leadership of the regional board for what he sees as interference in the selection of the team.

According to Mr Simmons, he and chairman of the selection committee, Clive Lloyd, wanted out-of-favour players Dwayne Bravo and Keiron Pollard on the ODI team, but were out-voted. The other three selectors -—Courtney Walsh, Courtney Browne and Eldine Baptiste -— voted against their inclusion. Mr Simmons’s claim insinuated that these selectors’ votes were influenced by “interference from outside”, a not-so-veiled reference to members of the WICB.

Almost immediately, Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr Keith Mitchell, who heads CARICOM’s sub-committee on Cricket Governance, joined Simmons in condemning the alleged interference. Simmons, for his part, is reported to have sent to the WICB’s management committee and the selection panel an apology in which he expressed regret for his “fit of madness akin to a schoolboy.” However, the management committee suspended Simmons and pulled him from the team which travelled to Sri Lanka. He will soon appear before the WICB’s disciplinary committee. It is not clear whether the decision of the management committee was sanctioned by the WICB’s Board of Directors or by President Dave Cameron. At least one director, Trinidad and Tobago board president Azim Bassarath, has questioned the authority of the management committee to suspend the coach.

So here we are again. Just a year ago, we had the embarrassment of the West Indies team abandoning a tour of Indian which, among other things, has put the WICB at odds with the Indian board and has caused the Indian board to demand a hefty financial compensation for its losses from the premature end of the tour. It is clear that the latest development is another indirect consequence of the India fiasco. Despite its protestations to the contrary, the selection panel and the WICB have opted to punish Bravo and Pollard, who were the ringleaders of the revolt in India. That decision was met by mixed reactions from the cricket fraternity and the public at large.

Since assuming the position as head coach, Mr Simmons has not hidden his preference for their return to the team. He reportedly met with Bravo to talk about his possible inclusion in the test team, but Bravo predictably rejected the offer on ground that the pay structure was unsatisfactory. If Simmons’s recent claims are true, then it would seem that Chairman Lloyd has decided that the duo has been punished enough and is prepared to have them back on the team, but the rest of the selection panel seems unready.

We agree with Mr Simmons that his outburst was uncalled for. To go public on an already sensitive matter is tantamount to pouring gasoline on an already raging fire. It is distraction a struggling team could do without on the eve of a tour. But it is Simmons’s charges that the selectors’ votes were influenced by outsiders that is of much concern. First, he is questioning the integrity of the selectors, including the respected Courtney Walsh. Second, he is levelling charges of institutional interference in team selection. We make a distinction between private opinions expressed as individuals and those which find their way in formal directives. Mr. Simmons must come clean with his evidence of the latter.

In the meantime, West Indies cricket continues to bleed. This is a matter of great concern. It seems as if we are incapable of lifting ourselves out of the rot. Has the Caribbean civilization lost its ability to overcome? Are we so consumed with narrow perspectives that we can no longer distinguish between the tree and the forest? Where is the Caribbean vision that lifted us out of slavery, indentureship and colonialism? As CLR James would remind us, this thing goes beyond the boundary.

The West Indies cricket board is the biggest threat to West Indies cricket! The WICB needs a total overhaul and new people need to be added and all those their now must go!