Cricket information 2025, West Indies legends examine 27 run innings towards Australia, requires Darren Sammy to be sacked as coach
West Indies cricket have launched an pressing evaluate after being skittled for the second lowest ever Check whole by Australia on Monday.
Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland ran by the brittle Windies line-up and diminished it to 27 all out.
Solely a Sam Konstas misfield late within the piece allowed the West Indies to keep away from being bowled out for 26 – which might be the equal lowest ever Check rating, nonetheless held by New Zealand in 1955.
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It proved a nightmare sequence for batters generally, as nobody managed to succeed in triple figures and quick bowlers wreaked havoc within the Caribbean.
However within the speedy aftermath of Monday’s batting disaster, the West Indies powerbrokers have referred to as within the nation’s largest legends to assist discover a answer.
West Indies’ Jayden Seales walks off the sector after his facet’s loss towards Australia. AP
Sir Viv Richards, Sir Clive Lloyd and Brian Lara – who Cricket West Indies president Dr Kishore Shallow labelled their “biggest batsmen ever” – will be part of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Desmond Haynes, and Ian Bradshaw on a technique committee.
“This engagement will not be ceremonial,” a press release from Dr Shallow on Monday stated.
“These are males who helped outline our golden eras, and their views shall be invaluable as we form the following section of our cricket improvement.
“We intend for this gathering to end in tangible, actionable suggestions.
“Progress is never easy. It takes time, perseverance and perception, particularly in our most troublesome moments.
“There’s a lot work to be completed. However we should do it with goal, and we should do it collectively.”
Dr Shallow says the Windies are nicely and really in a “rebuilding section” and the plan is to revive the “spirit that has lengthy made West Indies cricket a drive on this planet”.
The Check staff has sequence towards India and New Zealand arising.
West Indies legend Carl Hooper will not be so optimistic about the way forward for the Check staff until coach Darren Sammy is axed and former coach Andre Coley is introduced again.
Hooper says “heads ought to roll” and thinks it was a mistake to switch Coley with Sammy within the first place.
“It has been so disappointing,” Hooper instructed ABC Sport on Monday.
“I am so upset as a result of I believe we had been constructing factor a number of years in the past, the boys got here out right here (to Australia), had a incredible drawn Check match and had a win in Brisbane, then went to Pakistan and drew 1-all – incredible outcomes.
“Then we had wholesale modifications, and to see this as the tip end result, what we have completed the final two-three years in attempting to construct one thing has simply kind of gone up in flames at present.
West Indies teammates stroll to the pavilion after Australia’s win. AP
“We had been constructing one thing below the previous coach, Andre Coley, who we eliminated, the brand new head coach Darren Sammy was our white ball coach… you’re taking one step ahead and two steps again.
“The place do you go from right here? It is not as if we are able to see some mild on the finish of the tunnel.
“Somebody has bought to be answerable… (Sammy) is the one selector. He is bought all the ability, so he has bought to be held accountable.
“I do know that is not going to occur, they don’t seem to be going to take away him.
“The place does West Indies cricket go from right here? I do not know.”
