WICB conducts coaches conference with regional teams

The coaches of each of the six regional franchises in the West Indies are set to meet with three key officials of the WICB to discuss the development of cricket in the Caribbean. The Professional Cricket League Coaches Conference will be held on September 4 in Barbados.

Director of cricket of WICB Richard Pybus, convenor of the selection panel Clive Lloyd and head coach Phil Simmons will meet the attending coaches - Hendy Springer and Dexter Toppin (Barbados), Esuan Crandon and Rayon Griffith (Guyana), Junior Bennett (Jamaica), Reginald Benjamin (Leeward Islands), Gus Logie (Trinidad & Tobago) and Ian Allen (Windward Islands).

"It's the first sitting of the franchise coaches with us and to get them all aware of what are our common goals as we approach the second season of operation of the PCL," Pybus said. "It is very important that they also have the opportunity to share the challenges which they face at the franchise level, as we work together to build a world-class cricket performance system.

"At the end of the day, the goal is for us to be producing international quality players for the West Indies and we need to be able to identify what challenges we face and streamline the system, so that it works efficiently."

Simmons, who was appointed head coach of West Indies following the conclusion of the 2015 World Cup, said he was looking forward to the meeting where various issues including fitness standards and training are likely to be addressed.

"This is one of the first things for which I asked when I was appointed West Indies head coach, so that we can outline to everybody where we want them to be and where we want the players to be," Simmons said.