Sir Andy Questions Why Simmons Is Still Employed As West Indies Head Coach

“We went back to Phil Simmons on what basis? What was his accomplishment? Yes, in 2016 they won the T20 World Cup and he was fired shortly after that. Wwhether justifiable or not, I don’t know, but apart from the World Cup we didn’t dominate cricket. We weren’t heading back up the ladder, we were still going down the ladder all the time when he was fired.

“We picked him up [after Ricky Skerritt took office] and give him a four-year contract instead of giving him a two-year contract and depending on his production then you could extend it. He surrounds himself with people whom, from all we can see, do not really bring a difference to the team,” he said.

“This is not just a coaching, management, fitness or whatever, it is a much bigger problem we are having because don’t tell me that the rest of the world is improving and West Indies is not improving; it’s a much bigger problem that encompasses everything and everybody. If the board is allowing what is going on to continue, then they are at fault,” Sir Andy said.

“I am not hearing them on this personal development path that I have been saying for the longest while, and if you don’t try to develop yourself, then you are not going to reach anywhere. If you don’t take the responsibility for your moving forward you are not going to reach anywhere, I haven’t seen any changes in our approach at all to the game,” he said.