Tony Cozier

Veteran writer and commentator in the Caribbean

Holder's influence on players will be crucial

As a young Test captain, Jason Holder should be judged on how much he can extract out of an inexperienced team on the tours of Sri Lanka and Australia

06-Sep-2015•Tony Cozier

Athletics fills a cricket-shaped hole in the Caribbean

The success of Usain Bolt and his fellow West Indian athletes in Beijing has brought cheer to fans weighed down by cricket's decline

30-Aug-2015•Tony Cozier

WICB in a corner over India pullout issue

The only way it can be saved is if the BCCI decides to go easy on its compensation claims relating to the abandoned tour last year

23-Aug-2015•Tony Cozier

Degenerating WICB can't ignore latest call for change

After overlooking two high-profile reports on reforming its administration, the board may finally be forced to take notice of a third

16-Aug-2015•Tony Cozier

A weapon called home advantage

The contrasting fortunes of the two teams in the Ashes underlines the importance of home conditions in bilateral contests

09-Aug-2015•Tony Cozier

The CPL's commercial reality check

While the tournament's popularity is beyond doubt, local governments haven't been satisfied with their returns on investment

02-Aug-2015•Tony Cozier

Patience running out on Ramdin again

Should he be dropped from the one-day squad to Zimbabwe, it will be the latest chapter in the wicketkeeper's strained relations with the authorities in particular

26-Jul-2015•Tony Cozier

Domestic disorder costing West Indies on ODI front

The team is on the brink of missing out on the Champions Trophy for the first time; part of the blame goes to the lack of continuity and vision in running regional one-day cricket

19-Jul-2015•Tony Cozier

A series greater than the 2005 Ashes?

Was the England-Australia clash of a decade ago really the best of them all? You could argue that the Australia-West Indies series of 1960-61 was as good, if not better

12-Jul-2015•Tony Cozier

West Indies still seeking the fast track to success

West Indies' decline coincides with the falling away of their quicks. Pitches remain the key, and the pursuit of ideal surfaces continues

05-Jul-2015•Tony Cozier

CPL sans Barbados will not be the same

The prospect of dropping the loss-making Barbados Tridents from the tournament will be a blow to the country and its partying fans

28-Jun-2015•Tony Cozier

CPL the saviour for disenchanted fans

As the West Indies Test team continues to languish, the only thing that's sustaining the fans' enthusiasm for the game is the carnival T20 tournament

21-Jun-2015•Tony Cozier

Are West Indies' T20 stars keen on returning?

Chris Gayle has stated that he hasn't turned his back on Test cricket, but the intentions of his fellow T20 freelancers are not yet known

14-Jun-2015•Tony Cozier

The rebirth of Devendra Bishoo

He went from being the ICC's best emerging player into oblivion, but he has worked his way back to the top. Now he must look after his vital spinning finger

10-Jun-2015•Tony Cozier

West Indies should persist with youth

Despite the three-day defeat in Dominica, it is too soon for the selectors to panic because it was not all doom and gloom

07-Jun-2015•Tony Cozier

Lloyd has always been youth-first

In dropping Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Clive Lloyd has not departed from his long-held beliefs

30-May-2015•Tony Cozier

Australia will test West Indies' resilience

Having begun reasonably well under a new head coach, West Indies' challenge will be to sustain the progress they made in the England Tests

24-May-2015•Tony Cozier

Gayle and KP: dissimilar rebels

Both come with big egos and truckloads of controversy, but where Gayle's opponent has been the WICB, Pietersen's run-ins with his team-mates leave a bad aftertaste

17-May-2015•Tony Cozier

The Chanderpaul conundrum

As the 40-year-old sits on the cusp of a West Indies record, his waning batting form will worry the selectors when they pick the squad for the Australia Tests

10-May-2015•Tony Cozier

One small step for West Indies cricket

The series-levelling win against England might not herald a new chapter for the team - it's too early to say - but the spirit shown was a move in the right direction

05-May-2015•Tony Cozier

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