Tony Cozier

Veteran writer and commentator in the Caribbean

Rain slows West Indies advance

Rain before lunch and after tea again slowed West Indies' efforts to square the three-Test series against Sri Lanka on the third day of the second cricket Test yesterday

23-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier

Return to pace

Carl Hooper acknowledged yesterday that the West Indies played straight into their hands by using two spinners in last week's first Test against Sri Lanka and signalled a return to what we know best for the remaining two

21-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier

King may still be in

Two days after the apparent decision that he should end his Sri Lankan tour because of a minor hernia problem, Reon King could well end up in the XI for the second Test starting tomorrow

20-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier

Injury-plagued West Indies take on Sri Lanka

What with one thing then another, no West Indies team could have entered a Test series less properly prepared than Carl Hooper's when it takes the field against Sri Lanka in the southern town of Galle tomorrow morning

12-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier

'Helen' Of Regional Cricket

Nestled on 22 acres of land beneath the rolling Beausejour hills in the north of St Lucia, cricket's newest international stadium is taking impressive shape

06-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier

The West Indian squad, dissected

As the West Indies start their current tour of Sri Lanka, Tony Cozier, who will cover the Tests and One-Day Internationals for THE NATION newspapers, provides a playerby-player assessment of the team

04-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier

Holder fit, but not selected

Roland Holder was fit and available for the Test series on the West Indies tour of India in 1994 but simply not selected

02-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier

Neutral Test venues on the anvil

The West Indies are likely to play February's away Test series against Pakistan on neutral territory in either the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Morocco or Bangladesh if current hostilities continue in neighbouring Afghanistan

02-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier

Hinds a gamble

The decision not to immediately name a replacement for the injured Wavell Hinds in the West Indies' touring team to Sri Lanka is a calculated gamble

01-Nov-2001•Tony Cozier

ICC gives West Indies a snorter

Its fellow full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) have left the West Indies squeezed very tightly between a rock and a hard place

28-Oct-2001•Tony Cozier

Home series revenues crucial

Disadvantaged by the recent International Cricket Council (ICC) regulation on payment for Tests and One-Day Internationals overseas, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) must maximise profits on home tours, president Reverend Wes Hall said yesterday

25-Oct-2001•Tony Cozier

Selectors 'Helping Out' Lara

Chairman of selectors Michael Findlay has strongly defended the inclusion of Brian Lara in the West Indies team for the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka in spite of a lingering hamstring injury

25-Oct-2001•Tony Cozier

Brit off the old block

The name Keith Barker is familiar to a certain generation of Barbadians

24-Oct-2001•Tony Cozier

Time for gentle persuasion

Reverend Wes Hall's task in Kingston tomorrow won't be easy

21-Oct-2001•Tony Cozier

New venue for Pakistan tour

Their forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka finally settled, the West Indies' next overseas assignment, originally scheduled for Pakistan next February and March, is likely to be moved to another country

20-Oct-2001•Tony Cozier

It's Hall right

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Rev

19-Oct-2001•Tony Cozier

West Indies in limbo

Twelve days away from the now sanctioned tour of Sri Lanka, West Indies cricket is yet again waiting to know whether or not its most celebrated, controversial and unpredictable player will take his place in the team

19-Oct-2001•Tony Cozier

Lara doubtful for Sri Lankan tour

For the second successive tour, Brian Lara's place in the West Indies team is in doubt because of a persistent right hamstring injury that the champion lefthander fears may be something more serious

17-Oct-2001•Tony Cozier

Sri Lanka true test of team

The selectors have predictably stuck to the players who served the West Indies well in Zimbabwe and Kenya recently for the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka that will provide a more genuine guide as to their true status

14-Oct-2001•Tony Cozier

West Indies have cause to worry

After leading Guyana to three consecutive victories on their way to the Red Stripe Bowl semifinal last week, Carl Hooper was moved to bemoan the general standard of the cricket

14-Oct-2001•Tony Cozier

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