Grenada, Barbados: The Fallout over Journalist's Firing
Region: BarbadosWritten by Matthew Hunte As another regional journalist pays the price for standing by his story [1], bloggers are wondering about the state of press freedom in the Caribbean. Rawle Titus -veteran journalist and president of the Media Workers Association of Grenada [2] since 2008- was dismissed from his post as editor of the Grenada Advocate after he refused to retract or apologize for a fr... more
Views: 1198"England have learnt their lesson"
Region: BarbadosJohn Dyson said: "I think we caught England on the hop in the West Indies. I think they came out thinking they were just going to have a net and just get ready for the Ashes. "Hopefully they are still in that frame of mind and we might just catch them on the hop again. Who knows? "They got caught being a little bit too complacent in the West Indies. I don't think they will be that complacent again. "I think they wil... more
Views: 1057"Cricket dying, needs T20 for survival"
Region: Barbados"Cricket is a dying sport and I believe that Twenty20 is going to be beneficial for many reasons," Legendary West Indian batsman Brian Lara said. "This new game has brought a different spectator. Not necessarily the right ones I think. But at the end of the day, spectators and television is what make sport and I'm very happy and very welcoming of the Twenty20 game," he said. "I hope that we do see a little bit of art... more
Views: 1019Hard work pays off for Freddie
Region: Barbados"I'd be lying if I said this wasn't a good feeling," admitted 31-year-old Andrew Flintoff. "It's been an on and off winter for me and I've had a few injuries and it's been hard, but it's nights like this that you do come back and you put the work in so you can come back out onto the pitch. "To finish on a win for the team and also have a personal performance in there as well is very pleasing." "It was important to f... more
Views: 1032Strauss sees benefits of fitness work
Region: Barbados"We've done a lot of fitness work in these three weeks and we're going to continue doing that in the next four weeks and so physically I think we'll be in fine shape for the start of the summer," said Andrew Strauss. "Motivation wise you don't need a huge amount for an Ashes series, but we've got a busy schedule so there's always that challenge for us to keep going. "That is international sport these days and we can'... more
Views: 840Mascarenhas: Follow my example
Region: Barbados"That's just the game of cricket," said Dimitri Mascarenhas. "Chris Gayle is an amazing player as he showed again yesterday and I was fortunate enough not to have to bowl to him. "I just keep trying to do what I do best, put the ball on the spot, change the pace a little bit and hopefully pick up a few wickets and not go for many runs. "One day you can go for a few and the next day you can get three for 20, that's ju... more
Views: 696Strauss urges KP to watch his words
Region: Barbados"We are on a cricket tour and it would have set a bad precedent to allow a player to go home. Kevin understood that fully and he just got on with it," England captain Andrew Strauss said. "He's been very supportive and professional all tour. I've had a chat with Kevin about what he has said. It is dealt with from our point of view," he said. "Sometimes what he says is put in big headlines so he must be conscious of t... more
Views: 749Gayle: Dispute won't affect us
Region: BarbadosChris Gayle said: "I am very happy with the way we have stuck together and you can see that in the way we've played in our games. It's good to see that bond, that unity and strength and once we have that sort of unity, we can beat any opponents." He added: "I have made it very clear to the players that once we step across the rope we should be ready for cricket and we've been in this situation before so it's nothing n... more
Views: 536Pietersen: I'm at the end of my tether
Region: Barbados"What happened in January drained me mentally and I know people have been watching me and talking about me throughout this tour," Batsman Kevin Pietersen said. "It's been a heck of a tough time and I'm at the end of my tether now. Really and truly I can't wait to get home." He added: "It's been a tough tour for everyone because of the simple fact that we've won only one game to date and that was only because of a mist... more
Views: 680Strauss: Lessons must be learned
Region: Barbados"Part of giving the players responsibility is that there are no excuses when we do badly," explained Andrew Strauss. "We can't blame the coaches, we can't blame anyone other than ourselves and we each have an individual responsibility to make sure we don't make those mistakes again." He added: "This is where that system should work. If people have pride in their performances, which I am absolutely certain they do, and... more
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