The WICB said it has retained the services of Dominican lawyer Anthony Astaphan to provide advice on the recommendations of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) report calling for the dissolution of the board.

A WICB release quoted Astaphan as saying that the way forward is for the board and Caricom to work together to improve the game in the region.

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"As for the state of West Indies cricket, that will only get worse as long as this current crop of board members remains there and the structure and culture remains the same," Holding yesterday. "You cannot have a healthy, productive, employee workforce while the employer is dysfunctional, untrustworthy and not liked by the employees."

West Indies cricket has been marred by a turbulent relationship between the board and the players and last year the team abandoned a tour of India leading to a $42 million-dollar lawsuit from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

West Indies were beaten by Australia inside three days in the opening Test on Saturday.