West Indies, this is the first and final warning

THE EDITOR, Madam:

Congratulations to the West Indies (WI) on their victory against Papua New Guinea, a team that has nothing to lose, and this is a World Cup. They were always going to throw the kitchen sink at us. We can’t expect them to just come for the lime. They are here to compete, and WI must respect all oppositions. If the rain didn’t spoil the party in Barbados, England chasing 109 in 10 overs would have been interesting. Again - don’t disrespect the lesser-known nations. The United States, our co-hosts, defeated Pakistan in emphatic fashion in a super over. That’s two wins in two for them.

Ian Bishop has lamented since he had hair on his head about WI’s dot ball percentage in limited overs, and that rotation of strike and running between the wickets needed to be improved to get us over par scores to supplement our big hitting. It seems as though we are hard of hearing. Afghanistan have read the riot act against Uganda, Net run rate will play a part given the threat of weather-affected matches, Bravo working hard for his money. Wake up fellas! This is the first and final warning.

KENDELL KARAN

Chaguanas

Trinidad and Tobago