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The relationship between West Indian players and their board has been rocky since 2005, largely over a new contract with Digicel. The situation has flared up sporadically with isolated strikes and considerable ill-will and reached a flashpoint in July 2009, when the entire first-choice team pulled out of a home Test series against Bangladesh .
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Oct 29, 2009

Gayle to learn captaincy fate next week

News: Selectors set to recommend to the board their choice of leader for the tour of Australia

Alex Brown

Oct 20, 2009

Sarwan eager to get back in national colours

News: The West Indies batsman is keen to get back into the international fold, now that the impassé between the WICB and WIPA seems to be coming to an end

Oct 13, 2009

West Indies closer to peace deal

News: The West Indies players' strike is almost over after the region's board and players' association reached agreement over their bitter contract dispute

Oct 6, 2009

A win here would be good for the Caribbean - Ganga

News: gainst the backdrop of the players dispute threatening to tear apart West Indies cricket, Trinidad & Tobago captain Daren Ganga said the team has a leading role to play in representing the entire region

Jamie Alter in Bangalore

Oct 5, 2009

Bravo to weigh options before committing to West Indies

News: Dwayne Bravo has assured that all the striking players will make themselves available for selection for the winter tour of Australia, even though the contracts issue remains unresolved

Jamie Alter

Oct 1, 2009

Regional politics to blame for West Indies decline - Murray

News: The decline in West Indies and Trindad & Tobago cricket is because of the insular attitudes of those in the administration, said Deryck Murray, the president of the T&T board

Sep 23, 2009

Gayle captaincy not guaranteed - Hilaire

News: The West Indies Cricket Board's incoming chief executive, has expressed confidence that a full-strength West Indies squad will tour Australia later this year, but raised doubts over whether Chris Gayle will be the man to lead them

Alex Brown

Sep 23, 2009

Ernest Hilaire wants to break the ice with WIPA

News: The WICB's incoming CEO is determined to usher in a new era of cooperation with an increasingly militant WIPA

Alex Brown

Sep 23, 2009

Under-strength West Indies worries Ponting

News: The Australian captain has expressed concern at the prospect of playing a weakened West Indies side later this year

Osman Samiuddin in Johannesburg

Sep 21, 2009

Change is overdue

Opinion: The hammering the West Indians received in their warm-up game is an indication that the present situation cannot continue

Tony Cozier

Sep 19, 2009

West Indies board accepts CARICOM's plan

News: The protracted contract dispute between the West Indies board and its leading players took a step towards resolution when the board accepted the recommendations of the region's political leaders

Sep 18, 2009

Jamaica chief calls for engaging with WIPA

News: Paul Campbell has insisted the board must change its course from one of fighting to engaging

Sep 15, 2009

Door ajar for full-strength Windies squad

News: West Indies could yet field a full-strength squad at the Champions Trophy, with the ICC willing to accept a "revised" line-up in the event the industrial relations dispute between the board and the players is resolved

Alex Brown

Sep 13, 2009

WIPA accepts Caricom plan, pledges to re-start talks

News: The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has accepted the recommendations made by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to try and resolve the contracts dispute that has rocked West Indies cricket

Sep 12, 2009

Caribbean leaders frame formula to end crisis

News: Political leaders in the Caribbean met on Friday and put forward a series of recommendations pertaining to contracts and sponsorship rights to the disputing parties.

Sep 12, 2009

Australia optimistic of hosting full-strength Windies

News: Cricket Australia (CA) is confident West Indies will resolve their ongoing contract dispute with their board and send a full-strength Test team to the country this November

Sep 10, 2009

WIPA alarmed by board's strong-arm tactics

News: Players' body advises members to "seek legal advice immediately and take whatever action such legal counsel deems appropriate"

Sep 9, 2009

Political leaders meet on Friday over crisis

News: Political leaders in the Caribbean will meet on Friday in an effort to resolve the current impasse between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and its senior players

Sep 8, 2009

WI board to resume action against players

News: The stand-off is mainly over annual retainer contracts, which the West Indies players have been reluctant to sign since October 2008

Sep 7, 2009

Dyson questions WICB's professionalism

News: John Dyson has broken his silence over his shock axing as West Indies head coach by strongly questioning the professionalism of the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) decision makers

Alex Brown
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