Embattled West Indies head coach Phil Simmons is standing his ground and until he gets answers, he will not meet with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
Simmons was suspended by the WICB after he made public comments on the non-inclusion of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard on the One Day International (ODI) team for Sri Lanka. Simmons said at a press conference that the reason for the continued snub of the T&T duo was due to “outside interference”.
He was immediately suspended and replaced by selector Eldine Baptiste as coach for the current series in Sri Lanka.
The WICB appointed a human resource committee to meet with Simmons to discuss the matter. It is understood that if they find anything that needs to warrant discipline then Simmons would be sent to the disciplinary committee.
Simmons has written the WICB asking that they clarify which regulation he breached so that he could prepare himself before meeting with any committee.
Only after getting a response from the WICB would Simmons then seek to meet with them to discuss the issue further. (Trinidad Guardian)
