Reasoning and writing as a West Indian academic, I believe to my brittle bones that the crisis of West Indies cricket performance is first and foremost a crisis of political governance and intellectual disenchantment.
It takes the obvious form of player-employer conflict, and is expressed in public acrimony about the role and legitimacy of the West?Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
Political leaders have rightly been called to participate behind closed doors, and some have commented assertively on the team selection process.
But, wearing the hat with which I write, I am not satisfied that we have cooked the cookie. I believe the smoke generated by the heat has clouded our vision. I believe the steam has blurred our focus and serves as a diversion from the real issue – the crisis of political governance in the West Indies.
Meanwhile, the West Indies team, like the boy on the burning deck, continues to falter, its best efforts notwithstanding.
Read full article in today’s MIDWEEK NATION.
