CWI PRESIDENT STATEMENT

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Dont you dare turn your back...  As now is not the time to turn away but to stand even closer as a people...  Those are the words of CWI president Dr. Kishore Shallow as he addressed the West Indies unwanted feat of 27 all out yesterday against Australia...  The West Indies cricket boss is rallying fans to keep the faith and has called on former batting greats like Lara, Viv Ricahrds and others to meet and help solve the crisis.

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00:00The pain and embarrassment still runs deep 24 hours after the West Indies sunk to another

00:23low against Australia in Jamaica.

00:26The pain wasn't only felt among the fans by the President of Cricket West Indies as well,

00:31as Dr. Kishore Sharlow expressed his feelings.

00:33In his official statement, he said, open quote, like every West Indian cricket fan, I felt

00:38the pain of our recent Test defeat to Australia.

00:42The results hurt deeply, not only because of how we lost, but because of what West Indies

00:47cricket has always represented to our people, pride, identity and possibility, close quote.

00:54But words alone are not enough to comfort fans after the West Indies set the second lowest

00:59test score in history.

01:00As such, the President has convened an emergency meeting to review the failed Test Series against

01:06Australia, in particular the last match.

01:09And he has invited former West Indian batting greats Clive Lloyd, Vivian Richards, Brian

01:14Lara, Shivner in Chanderpole and Desmond Haynes to serve on the committee.

01:19Whether that would prove effective will be left to be seen, but some have called for more

01:23drastic changes.

01:25Yet, President Sharlow says now is not the time to turn away, but to stand even closer

01:30as a people.

01:31He points to the bowling department as a sign of encouragement, but begs for patience in

01:37what he says is a rebuilding phase.

01:40Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.

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