No policy, no progress

Garth Wattley is full of praise for Wavell Hinds, but believes that the selection of the 33 year-old for the limited overs leg of the Australia tour reflects the lack of structured planning in the WICB. Writing in trinidadexpress.com, he laments that unless there is a robust selection policy framework in place, West Indies will continue to struggle on the field.

The new WI coach Ottis Gibson has said he wants his players to stop looking backwards. He needs to tell the Windies selectors the same thing. It does not matter how well or badly Wavell does...it is whether such a selection reflects structured planning.

With no regional 20/20 tournament planned before the Caribbean hosts the competition, couldn’t this have been a chance to expose, say a Navin Stewart or some such wild card and see what shakes?