Dyson to miss Zimbabwe series

NEWLY APPOINTED coach of the West Indies cricket team John Dyson is going to miss the team’s tour of Zimbabwe that gets going on November 30.

According to reports in today's press, newly appointed WICB Coach, John Dyson, will not be available for the camp and the tour but the source could not give a reason why.

“Dyson is not with the team at the camp and will not be in Zimbabwe, he is expected to take up his duties for the South African leg of the African tour.”

As a result the WICB has summoned T&T’s David Williams and Henderson Springer of Barbados to carry on coaching duties at the camp. The source added that Williams and Springer as likely to be asked to accompany the team to Zimbabwe, until Dyson takes up the role thereafter.

Dyson's unavailability is an internal matter of the WICB and one hopes that they were aware of this when his appointment was announced. My question is - how come our boys (Williams and Springer) are good enough to act as stop gaps, yet not good enough to secure full-time appointments? This insult must stop.