Ire in Babylon – the tribulations facing West Indies cricket

By Mary Meyer

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Chris Gayle bats on his last tour of England, but will only play one-day cricket this time

West Indies Cricket has replaced fire with fury and plummeted to seventh in the Test rankings. The cricket board (WICB) is riven with disagreement, corruption and indecision, and the players, in turn, have attacked the board. The upshot is that the side will contest a three Test series against England – at Lord’s, this week, Trent Bridge and Edgbaston – without several key players. Continue reading

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