England v West Indies, 1st Test, Lord's, 5th day

The confounding West Indies

May 21, 2012: Wouldn't it be wonderful though for us to get carried away, however briefly, on the wings of victory today?

West Indies v Pakistan, 1st Test, Providence

A win is a win

May 16, 2011: The success against Pakistan is not necessarily an indication of brighter times ahead for West Indies cricket, but it needs to be savoured

West Indies v Australia, 3rd Test, Bridgetown, 1999

A Barbados classic

Aug 11, 2009: When Walsh brought home the match, with a little help from Lara

Crisis in West Indies cricket

West Indians need something to celebrate

Jul 29, 2009: The West Indian supporters are desperate for something to cheer from its cricketers, but are WIPA and the WICB listening?

West Indies contracts row

Nothing short of a disgrace

Jul 15, 2009: What solution do we have for the chronic blindness on both sides to the reality of the increasing irrelevance of West Indies cricket?

India in West Indies 2009

People of extremes

Jul 1, 2009: It is the quintessential Caribbean way in the face of any challenge, whether great or small, to either shrug your shoulders, cuss or wave your arms all over the place in frustration, and then move on

ICC World Twenty20 2009

Windies need a new leader

Jun 17, 2009: So long as a premium is placed on Test cricket, West Indies are in need of a captain who endorses its primacy

Andy Roberts

Hard and fast

May 30, 2009: Take no prisoners, show no mercy. So what if you've got to wear pink on occasion?

England v West Indies, 2nd ODI, Bristol

Planning, the Windies way

May 25, 2009: Chris Gayle's stated lack of interest in the traditional form of the game has obviously been adopted as the team mantra

West Indies in England 2009

No respect for West Indies

Apr 29, 2009: Fazeer Mohammed says that England are still not showing West Indies enough respect

West Indies in England 2009

West Indies must make use of long warm-up

Apr 20, 2009: West Indies cricketers better be down to business from ball one this morning in Leicester if they are to make the most of the busiest lead-in to a Test series away from home for nine years

Forget the excuses

Apr 15, 2009: Blaming the weather for Trinidad and Tobago's unsuccessful campaign this season is not only factually inaccurate, but shies away from addressing some of the more fundamental issues affecting the team

Passing grade for Windies

Apr 3, 2009: Whatever happens, the West Indies have earned a comfortable pass mark for their efforts on the field so far at home in 2009

To strike or not to strike?

Mar 30, 2009: How are West Indians and fans of West Indies cricket supposed to feel right now? Elated that their team is enjoying considerable success against England, or worried that all of this renewed optimism will inevitably come to nothing

West Indies v England, 5th Test, Trinidad, 5th day

Take nothing for granted

Mar 11, 2009: Take nothing for granted. That was the mantra being chanted by increasingly anxious West Indians during the lunch interval at the Queen's Park Oval on Tuesday

West Indies v England, 4th Test, Barbados, 4th day

Sarwan's finest hour

Mar 2, 2009: Don't let anger at the official from Down Under distract from appreciating the batting of the man from Wakenaam Island

England in West Indies 2008-09

Backyard Blues

Feb 20, 2009: To say Kensington Oval has not been a happy hunting ground for West Indies recently is putting it mildly

West Indies v England, 3rd Test, Antigua

ARG: A home away from home

Feb 18, 2009: The Antigua Recreation Ground is what an established Test cricket venue really is: a home away from home

No. 9

Queen's Park stands up for Simmo

Feb 15, 2009: An old-timer steps into the ring again, and is greeted with due respect

It's only one step forward

Feb 9, 2009: Only after the series will we know whether the patient, who has been ailing for so long, is really accelerating his recuperation