Tony Cozier, perhaps the best known West Indian cricket writer of all time, has shown himself to be a paid up member of the all-rounder press mafia with this piece bemoaning the lack of an allrounder in West Indies cricket.
West Indies cricket lacks a lot of things at the moment - opening batsmen, regularly performing top level batsmen and bowlers, decent fielders, consistency... and Cozier wants to add "all rounders" to the list. Like Shane Watson, Australia's erratic all rounder, or Ben Stokes, who made such a crucial contribution to England's four nil loss.
The West Indies became the greatest team in the world in the 80s without an all rounder. They had batsmen who could roll their arm over with the ball (eg Viv Richards) and bowlers who were handy with a bat (eg Malcolm Marshall).
They don't need an all rounder. No one does. Stop talking about the "all rounder" position like it's a given!
