Significant appointment; significant setback

OBSCURED by the distractions of the current double-tour from hell, a significant appointment by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has slipped under the radar.

While attention was centred on the Florida Frolic prior to the series in India and New Zealand, on the subsequent clash of dates, the protracted international travel, the belated arrivals, the needless visa confusion, the repeated collapses and the heavy defeats, Richard Pybus, a 49-year-old Englishman, was announced as the new Director of Cricket, a prominent position.

Pybus is not a familiar cricket name in these parts; his work as coach and development planner