According to the usually knowledgeable and informative caribbeancricket.com, Mike Findlay has lost his job as manager of the West Indies team. The report goes on to say that:
"At a meeting of its board of directors, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) today chose Clive Lloyd to replace Findlay for the upcoming tours to Zimbabwe and South Africa. The board also named opener Chris Gayle as the captain in place of the injured Ramnaresh Sarwan."
The first statement is incorrect. I spoke with Findlay during the KFC final four and he was clear that he would not be able to make the tour. He told me that the tour was too long and for family and business reasons he would not be available. I am certain that he would have communicated this to the WICB.
What is distressing is that the WICB seems to be playing yo yo with this position. They need to settle on a Manager and contract him/her for a period not less that 2 years. OR they could, as I have recommended, dispense with the position of Manager, create a position of Team Operations Officer full time employed at the Secretariat and make the Coach the de jure head honcho for the team.
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