West Indies cricket has long since become a virtual international television newscast.
The controversies and the chaos, the defeats and the decline dominate the bulletins. With more than enough to fill the reports, they obscure the positives, few as they may be.
So, this season, it has all been about the status of Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the two most senior players, following their straight-talking radio interviews that aired their grievances with board, team management and selectors.
Chairgate, as the reported flare-up between