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12 Jan 2014 14:49 #172799 by chairman
Some West Indies players admitted that their minds were wandering elsewhere in the ongoing Twenty20 series against New Zealand.

The West Indies started their tour of New Zealand November 27 and have since played three Tests, five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and one T20 International. Their last match of the series — the second and final T20I — will be held in Wellington on January 15.

A number of their players are suffering from homesickness with six of the team having been in New Zealand for the whole tour. Opening batsman Kieran Powell said with some players being away in India beforehand, it has become a long time from home.



“This week will probably be the most difficult week of my life for sure, having been away from home for longer than anyone else on this tour. It takes a toll on anyone to be away from home for such a long time,” he said.



Some of the players departed the Caribbean on October 20 for a one-week Elite Tour in Orlando, Florida in USA, before travelling to India for two Tests and three ODIs.
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12 Jan 2014 18:03 #172835 by ketchim
Lixx has a way of making you homesick... :-[

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12 Jan 2014 20:04 #172861 by Mail
Yes indeed Ketchy, just ask the English Lads as well.

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12 Jan 2014 20:37 #172871 by Calypso
I empathize that this has been a long tour BUT other teams do it ..... so stop the whingeing !!!

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12 Jan 2014 20:57 #172878 by DownUnda
Wham, no curry goat in kiwiland? Lol

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12 Jan 2014 21:27 #172885 by senji
This is one of the things that has amazed me about International Cricket.  The sheer amount of time they spend playing or touring is crazy.  The Aussies played in India last year, then went straight to England for the Ashes then a one day series, then went to India again! Then they came back to Australia for another Ashes, which while at home, isn't exactly the same as resting. Now they're playing a 8 games ODI and T20 series, before going straight to South Africa.

I'm sure the West Indies and pretty much all other international teams have had it equally as tough.  I'm not surprised home sickness is an issue!  There's no off season in cricket.

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12 Jan 2014 21:31 #172888 by Kwami
The sissy players who are homesick has a choice
The can request not to be selected for the Westindies again

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12 Jan 2014 22:22 #172895 by Calypso

Precisely !!!!

I've never heard about any of them who play in the IPL for mega bucks whining about being homesick .... and they are there for a while !!! :-[

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12 Jan 2014 22:37 #172897 by mapoui

a man who thinks like I do on this issue! 

yes as I have argued previously TOO MUCH TEST CRICKET AND TOURING.  they are killing the longer form of the game by playing too much... usually in front of totally empty stands

I would make like 6-7 test nations....with a relegation system of 1 every year, 2 or 3.  the top nations would tour and play tests  as infrequently as is feasible.

the lower levels would play each other at the same pace and in time one moves up and one moves down.  and of course there would be the shorter forms of the game that all would be involved in at the championship levels

but that is just ideas I have in mind but somethng must be done to make the game sane again, to save test cricket and to re-incorporate the people of the nations for the test challenges

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13 Jan 2014 10:27 #172928 by ketchim
Soon Ireland may be promoted to First Tier ....

AND will be added to the TOuring calendar !

Lets see how the perform in the Caribbean regionals ... 8)

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