It never rains, but it pours eh, Ninjaman!

Not only are the West Indies suffering from their having their least effective team for decades, but this coincides with a time that the financial constraints are increased! Coupled with this, it seems like some of their officials have been milking the WICB for as much as they can get! I would not be surprised if such allegations from Tony Cozier would attract the interest of the Caribbean equivalent of the Fraud Squad.

What is most upsetting is the impact that Cozier reports this will have. Academies closed, domestic fixtures reduced - it can only be bad for the strength of West Indian cricket. And who should be suffering? Those people who've ripped off the WICB in the first place - not the cricketers who are being impoverished because of it!

Hopefully the ICC might be able to negotiate some support for the WICB through this crisis. World cricket needs a strong West Indies, and I'm sure all cricket fans here would love to see a strong West Indies - and without the cash support from a powerful WICB, that is not going to happen!