Lara outbursts to be probed

West Indies captain Brian Lara faces a probe into his stinging outburst at selection policies and pitch conditions during the recent Test series against India.

West Indies captain Brian Lara faces a probe into his stinging outburst at selection policies and pitch conditions during the recent Test series against India.

A four-member committee headed by West Indies Cricket Board president Ken Gordon would investigate Lara’s comments after India won their first series in the Caribbean with a victory within three days in Jamaica.

The other members of the panel are Sir Alister McIntyre, former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd and Gregory Shillingford. “The board considered at length the recent statements and actions of Brian Lara during and after the conclusion of the fourth Test match versus India.

“It was agreed to appoint a committee headed by the president of the WICB, together with Sir Alister McIntyre and Messrs Clive Lloyd and Gregory Shillingford to investigate and to take such action as they may consider appropriate after these matters are discussed with him,” WICB said in a statement. Lara is currently away from the Caribbean, but it is expected that the committee will meet with him within the next two weeks.”