Tony Cozier

Veteran writer and commentator in the Caribbean

Picture tells a bleak story

One image on the TV screen on Friday summed up the exasperation over events in Abu Dhabi even more expressively than all the choice expletives that repeatedly echoed across the Caribbean

16-Nov-2008

WICB hits out at Hall comments

The already strained relations between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Stanford 20/20 organisation are near breaking point

05-Nov-2008•Tony Cozier

We're here to bury Stanford

The British media landed in Antigua with perhaps the sole motive of smudging Allen Stanford's campaign in true Poms' style. Tony Cozier looks at the various issues that surfaced during the tournament.

02-Nov-2008•Tony Cozier

Find the balance between Tests and Twenty20

The trick is to find the correct balance to accommodate them all, a truth that seemingly escapes those who determine such things

26-Oct-2008

Setting the standards

WICB chief Donald Peters has said selection to the West Indies national team will primarily be based in the future on stringent statistical standards presently well beyond the capacity of all but a couple of players

21-Oct-2008•Tony Cozier

Fools and paupers

It is no wonder that there is a body of opinion that, if the WICB can't get itself into order, it should be turned over to Stanford and Digicel to run

12-Oct-2008

Stanford match to go ahead as scheduled

A "commercial agreement" between Stanford and Digicel has opened the way for the Stanford 20/20 for 20 match between the Stanford Superstars and England to go ahead

09-Oct-2008•Tony Cozier

A glimmer of hope

The Barbados Cricket Association and the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board, two of the traditionally strong territorial boards have taken the lead in paying attention to the proper development of West Indies players of the near future

05-Oct-2008•Tony Cozier

WICB promote another title fight

What Xavier Marshall doesn't need is to hear from the WICB that his latest offence is "not a matter for us to deal with", says Tony Cozier

28-Sep-2008•Tony Cozier

Don't abandon Marshall

What Xavier Marshall doesn't need is to hear from the WICB that his latest offence is "not a matter for us to deal with", says Tony Cozier

21-Sep-2008•Tony Cozier

Last man standing for West Indies

Since Lara retired following the World Cup in April last year, Chanderpaul has averaged 105 an innings in Tests, with five hundreds, and 88 in ODIs, with two

14-Sep-2008•Tony Cozier

WICB removes blinkers at last

The West Indies Cricket Board shocked us all last week with a lengthy statement that, for a welcome change, dealt with cricket and nothing but cricket

07-Sep-2008•Tony Cozier

Florida unlikely to host Windies domestic one-dayers

West Indies' domestic one-day tournament is unlikely to take place in Florida as originally planned. The effects of hurricane-related weather have severely hampered preparations at the purpose-built stadium in Broward County, where the matches were planne

06-Sep-2008•Tony Cozier

A Stanford reality check for West Indies

Within the next week or so, several of the Stanford Superstars must come back to earth and link up again with the established WICB management

10-Aug-2008•Tony Cozier

A mountain too high

Two hundreds would have been preferable, but there were none, and for all the brave effort in getting as close as 87 runs, 475 was always going to be out of reach for West Indies. By Tony Cozier

17-Jun-2008•Tony Cozier

Promising Marshall needs more exposure

Tony Cozier on why Xavier Marshall, despite his 85 against Australia, needs more opportunities at the international level

16-Jun-2008•Tony Cozier

West India not losing heart

Australia are in match-winning mode but one must not forget the fight that West Indies have offered, writes Tony Cozier

15-Jun-2008•Tony Cozier

All the luck to Symonds

Andrew Symonds has got all the breaks and, although they haven't, West Indies have every right to complain

13-Jun-2008•Tony Cozier

A curse is broken

Fit again, Sarwan has played all this season, unhindered by the cracked and dislocated bones that had occurred with such frequency. The runs have flowed and he has even regained the captaincy, even if temporarily

04-Jun-2008•Tony Cozier

A strong case for technology

In six hours, the case for the use of technology had been appreciably advanced

03-Jun-2008•Tony Cozier

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