Tony Cozier

Veteran writer and commentator in the Caribbean

The dark stain of Allen Stanford on West Indies cricket

The imprisoned American billionaire offered the region an impossible cricketing dream that was just that

17-Jan-2016•Tony Cozier

Low pace-bowling stocks adding to West Indies' problems

Their most experienced seamers leaked runs and failed to take wickets in Australia, but where are the alternatives?

10-Jan-2016•Tony Cozier

The good, the bad and the totally unsurprising

There was a Test win and some promising performances. But other than those, familiar frustration prevailed in West Indies cricket through 2015

03-Jan-2016•Tony Cozier

The WICB could learn lessons from New Zealand's success

NZC understood the need to change its outdated set-up, and the result was a more competitive team and a healthy talent pool

27-Dec-2015•Tony Cozier

Time is not on West Indies' side

The current series bears parallels with their drubbing in Pakistan in 1997. Only, now redemption seems further away than ever

20-Dec-2015•Tony Cozier

Where to next for West Indies as a Test team?

If the trend of heavy defeats continues, and if the board refuses to take responsibility, their status in the longest format could be in jeopardy

13-Dec-2015•Tony Cozier

Cameron and Pybus need to answer for West Indies' on-field problems

The international side is in disarray, the rejigging of the first-class system hasn't worked, and the WICB is a laughing stock

06-Dec-2015•Tony Cozier

Simmons says his piece; WICB's move now

The West Indies coach, under investigation by the board, has presented his case for why he believes there is interference in selection

29-Nov-2015•Tony Cozier

Cameron v the CARICOM

The WICB president is not shy of getting into an ugly fight with the Caribbean governments over the control of cricket in the region

22-Nov-2015•Tony Cozier

Long, hard road ahead for West Indies

They head to Australia with key players out of sorts and the rest raw

15-Nov-2015•Tony Cozier

Will Cameron give up power for the sake of reform?

The WICB's recommended overhaul would depend on its president's willingness to bite the bullet and let go

08-Nov-2015•Tony Cozier

WICB: all talk, little action

The board has spoken about positive breakthroughs in its BCCI and Simmons controversies but nothing concrete has materialised on either front

01-Nov-2015•Tony Cozier

If only West Indies had listened to Murray and Dujon

There were warnings of the deteriorating relationship between the players and the board 35 years ago. Little has changed, and it could get worse

25-Oct-2015•Tony Cozier

What West Indies can learn from South Africa of 63 years ago

Jack Cheetham's side won admiration by drawing a Test series in Australia that everyone expected them to fail miserably in

18-Oct-2015•Tony Cozier

A familiar hoodoo for West Indies in Sri Lanka

Their previous visits have not been smooth, and the current one has already been marked by off-field issues and unsatisfactory preparation

11-Oct-2015•Tony Cozier

What next for West Indies in the coach saga?

Phil Simmons, who was suspended, might make a comeback, but his position will be compromised

04-Oct-2015•Tony Cozier

A background man in the era of West Indian dominance

Steve Camacho's experience as a player played a big part in his success as a long-serving administrator in West Indies cricket

04-Oct-2015•Tony Cozier

West Indies still reeling from India pullout

The controversy over selection for the Sri Lanka ODIs shows that the board hasn't moved on from the tumultuous events of last year

27-Sep-2015•Tony Cozier

A tale of two Caribbean leagues

The first-class PCL has languished in comparison to the glitzier CPL because of diminishing sponsor interest

20-Sep-2015•Tony Cozier

Selection discontent not helping WICB

The reactions of local cricket boards to the alleged mistreatment of its own players is taking the focus away from the game's revival

13-Sep-2015•Tony Cozier

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