Michael Holding's argument that the young players should be in with the more experienced veterans who could shephard their development is a specious argument at best and a conceited argument at worst. What he is concious of but he is too conceited to acknowledge because it would destroy his argument, is that these veterans whom he contends will help the youngsters, were in the team together and could not help themselves. If they couldn't help themselves, how could they help the youngsters? Gayle, whose return Holding is trumpeting, for years, had presided over a team that had performed worst than the present team is performing. In fact, the image of WI cricket projected by the present team is far better than that projected bu the team under Gayle. With this team, even though it has not been winning, one gets the impression that this team is on its way up. The team under Gayle was consistently sliding into the abyss. I am certain that that downward slide has been arrested.

Posted by   on (May 29, 2012, 20:51 GMT)

Micheal Holding is far and away the most intelligent cricket analyst. He is fortright and honest and is a logical and straigt talker He should be the President and Chairman of the west indies cricket board

Posted by   on (May 29, 2012, 20:03 GMT)

It is difficult to understand how the West Indies team management could not have come to the realization of these facts as expressed by Mr. Holding. Now that he has expressed them in public one would hope that they do not regard this forum as a place from which they cannot accept good sound advice. For sometime now it has been evident that the balance of the team is affected by the captain, who must see himself as a batting all-rounder. I am indeed delighted that he has come to the party in this game and wishes that he recognizes this and does not have to wait on anyone else to tell him that. The captain must not underestimate his own ability as a batsman and take up that role at # 6 by working on his little weaknesses and using his immense cricketing strengths and talents to set an example.