Making_Splinters wrote:bigfluffylemon wrote:365notout wrote:Still makes a mockery of him not being fit enough.
Darn right. But it's fairly clear that this is an under strength WI side in part because the WICB has lost all control of its players. Players like Gayle have no interest in test matches or representing the West Indies when the alternative is a fat bundle of cash for playing T20. It's a sad indictment of what WI cricket has become.
While that may be true to an extent, it is frankly nonsense to say because a player is fit enough to play a few T20s they are fit enough to be playing Test cricket.
While that is true, the WICB only have themselves to blame for this state of affairs.
Last night, I went to a reception at the Jamaican High Commission, and a lot of people were talking about Arsenal vs Olympiacos. Nobody was talking about West Indies vs Australia, so I forgot this was starting!
If Jamaicans still support Gayle when he plays for them in the CPL, but don't care about a WI Test against Australia, why should Gayle want to play Test cricket, when the WICB have just cut what they pay Test cricketers? Pollard, Big Bravo, and Simmons are among a raft of players who've retired from Test and domestic four-day cricket in order to concentrate on making money in the T20 leagues. And those three all have support from the majority of Trinidadians in their decision, as well.
Most Jamaicans and Trinidadians are happy as long as these guys play for their country in the CPL. The West Indies seem to have become a toxic brand....
The WIndies Test team has become an avenue for Caribbean players who are not good enough to play in the T20 leagues.
Nobody has a stance quite like the mighty Shivnarine....
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