Author Archives: Tony Cozier

For Haroon Lorgat, the International Cricket Council’s chief executive, the third ICC World Twenty20 championship turned out to be “a truly memorable event which showcased the unique culture and passion for cricket in the Caribbean”. At the end of it, … Continue reading →

David Morgan and Julian Hunte have welcomed the ICC’s third World Twenty20 championship to the Caribbean with the same predictable platitudes their predecessors did three years ago prior to the World Cup. International Cricket Council (ICC) president Morgan proclaimed that … Continue reading →

There was a certain and satisfying sense of deja vu for the West Indies at the Oval on Monday night. As Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan reversed their team’s usual mantra and calmly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat … Continue reading →

Chris Gayle got a lot off his chest at the Oval against the unfortunate Australians. The West Indies captain had a rough ride in England leading up to the ICC Twenty20 World Championship. He had been repeatedly slated by the … Continue reading →

When the West Indies were last in England in 2007, the ODIs provided them with the consolation of a 2-1 triumph in the series that followed their 3-0 defeat in the four Tests. Three years before that, the effect of … Continue reading →

It didn’t require Chris Gayle’s provocative, but pertinent, comments to know that this was a tour too far for the West Indies. Their last meaningful break from international cricket was between the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa in … Continue reading →

It is a recurring and irritating storyline – and one which the West Indies have done nothing to change. The reason for their deflating defeat in the first Test was caused as much by their flurry of missed catches in … Continue reading →