Time to rally again as West Indies plays Australia

THE EDITOR: Mr Brian Charles Lara has resumed the captaincy of the senior West Indies team. This is Mr Lara’s second time as captain of the team. In 1998, Brian Lara was given the post to captain the West Indies team. This captaincy did not prove to be a successful one, they even suffered a “white wash” against South Africa during his captaincy term.

In March 2003, an announcement was made by the West Indies Cricket Board, he is to lead the team once more, and the vice captain is Mr Ramnaresh Sarwan. What will be our chances when the visiting and world champs Australia visit later this month? As Trinidadians and Tobagonians we must support Brian Charles Lara, and rally around the West Indies in their upcoming series. As a West Indian I have been saddened by the performance of the team, and in the recent past I have not been following any of the series, especially the World series.

The performance of the West Indies team is very disappointing, seeing in the 1970’s and 1980s the West Indies team was the number one cricket team in the world, allow me to mention names such as Clive Lloyd, Vivian Richards, the late Sir Learie Constantine, Derek Murray, Larry Gomes, such greats took the West Indies to their victorious wins. Caribbean, West Indian crowds took pleasure, delight in supporting their fellow-men back them; anyway enough said about the past. Wishing the West Indies team all the best in the upcoming matches against Australia and Sri Lanka.

KEN  SMITH
Woodbrook