Port of Spain, Trinidad – Following is a statement from the WICB relating to the just commenced negotiations with WIPA.
The West Indies Cricket Board is immensely pleased with the commencement of negotiations with WIPA for a revised MOU/CBA. In recent years there has been much distrust and acrimony between the board and WIPA.
West Indies cricket has had to endure player strikes and threat of strikes with such intensity over the last few years that the public has questioned the capacity of the two bodies to work productively together. Whilst the disputes have continued and even escalated, the performance and state of the West Indies team has deteriorated. Such a state of affairs cannot offer hope for the betterment of West Indies cricket and all stakeholders have called for the two bodies to work in the best interests of West Indies cricket. The affairs of West Indies cricket cannot continue to be
