Colin Croft

To paraphrase 41st President of USA, George Herbert Walker Bush, better of two Bushes who were USA Presidents, who would be better remembered had it not been for his immediate successor, William Jeffe

In a weekend which contained English Football Association (FA) Cup final at revered Wembley Stadium, between Liverpool and Chelsea United Football Clubs, consider this for a moment:

Note please, that Australia’s coach Mickey Arthur reminded, when his team arrived weeks ago for Twenty20 International’s (T20I) and One day Internationals (ODI), that, “West Indies should not be under

Having first seen Australia play, as a 12-year-old in 1965 after jumping fences from Regent Street to Georgetown Football Club ground then to Georgetown Cricket Club’s Bourda Oval, my first ever Test

No, I am not an obeah-man, voodoo-man, sorcerer or soothsayer, even if I have survived many a plot! Yes, I simply had premonitions and used common sense too; not even inside information had I got!

It is time! West Indies and Australia are ready for Test cricket.

Phew! Last week was quite sad for West Indies cricket.

“When you think that things cannot become worse, they do!”