West Indies cricket have launched an pressing assessment 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 lowered 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 typically, as nobody managed to achieve triple figures and quick bowlers wreaked havoc within the Caribbean.
However within the quick aftermath of Monday’s batting disaster, the West Indies powerbrokers have known as within the nation’s greatest legends to assist discover a resolution.
West Indies’ Jayden Seales walks off the sector after his aspect’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 isn’t ceremonial,” a press release from Dr Shallow on Monday stated.
“These are males who helped outline our golden eras, and their views can be invaluable as we form the subsequent section of our cricket growth.
“We intend for this gathering to lead to tangible, actionable suggestions.
“Progress isn’t easy. It takes time, perseverance and perception, particularly in our most troublesome moments.
“There’s a lot work to be carried out. 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 power on this planet”.
The Check workforce has sequence towards India and New Zealand arising.
West Indies legend Carl Hooper isn’t so optimistic about the way forward for the Check workforce except 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 interchange Coley with Sammy within the first place.
“It has been so disappointing,” Hooper advised ABC Sport on Monday.
“I am so upset as a result of I believe we had been constructing a great factor a couple of years in the past, the boys got here out right here (to Australia), had a implausible drawn Check match and had a win in Brisbane, then went to Pakistan and drew 1-all – implausible outcomes.
“Then we had wholesale adjustments, and to see this as the top consequence, what we have carried out the final two-three years in making an attempt to construct one thing has simply form of gone up in flames at this time.
West Indies teammates stroll to the pavilion after Australia’s win. AP
“We had been constructing one thing underneath the previous coach, Andre Coley, who we eliminated, the brand new head coach Darren Sammy was our white ball coach… you are 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 gentle on the finish of the tunnel.
“Somebody has obtained to be answerable… (Sammy) is the one selector. He is obtained all the facility, so he has obtained 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.”
