A new chapter in West Indies cricket opens with the appointment of Phil Simmons as coach of the West Indies team. The former opening batsman, joins the Windies fold after a successful stint as coach of Ireland, which lasted eight years and ended with the last World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, where Ireland beat the country of his birth.

Considering how former coaches were treated by the players and the establishment, some pundits reckon Simmons may have reached out for a poisoned chalice. Of course, he can turn things around with the complete backing of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).