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ST. JOHN'S (ANTIGUA), NOV 5: The West Indies Cricket Board fired Brian Lara as captain and Carl Hooper as his deputy, taking a tough stand against a revolt by players about fees for an imminent three-month tour of South Africa.
Pat Rousseau, the board's president, said on Wednesday the two would not take part in the South Africa tour and that selectors would meet on November 13 to replace them. The tour is scheduled to start on November 10 with a one-day international.
Only seven of the team's 16 players arrived in Johannesburg yesterday. The rest including former captain Courtney Walsh and paceman Curtley Ambrose defied the board's directive to travel to South Africa on Tuesday.
Rousseau said senior players still in England would have ten per cent of their tour fee deducted and junior players five per cent if they went on to play in Africa.
Meanwhile, South African cricket chief Ali Bacher and West Indies manager Clive Lloyd will fly to London tonight to meet members of the West Indian team whofailed to arrive for the start of the tour in South Africa.
Following a meeting with those players who arrived in South Africa yesterday, Dr Bacher said he was hopeful that a solution could be found.
``The players want the tour to go ahead,'' he said.
West Indies board member Joel Garner will fly to London to join the crisis talks.
Copyright © 1998 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
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