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Wellington - Unable to reap the success he got as captain, Clive Lloyd is stepping down as manager of the West Indies Test and One-Day cricket team.

Sir Vivian Richards, however, will apply for the post of coach although appearing to fall short of the requirements.

The disclosures from Lloyd and Sir Vivian come days after the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) advertised for the jobs of manager and coach in regional newspapers.

Lloyd, speaking to his former team-mate, pacer Colin Croft in Wellington days ahead of the second Test against New Zealand, said the tour would definitely be his last as manager.

'I think I've had enough. I have given my all here to West Indies cricket,' he said in response to a query as to whether he would be applying for the post of manager for next year's home series against Zimbabwe and Pakistan.

Sir Vivian, who succeeded Lloyd as West Indies captain based his suitability for the job of coach on 'doubling' as skipper and unofficial coach during his stint at the helm of the regional side.

'We have been sent a fax about what is going to take place in future,' he said in reference to the advertisement.

In outlining the qualifications and experience for the job of coach, the WICB said the coach must hold an advanced coaching certificate, a certificate or training in sports psychology and a minimum of three years' practical experience in coaching at first-class level.

'I've got my claims and most certainly, I will be putting in my application,' Sir Vivian said.

'I think that they need some sort of certificate in what needs to be done; but having captained the West Indies for five years and without a coach and things like that, you can at times be a father figure and also be a coach in that particular sense.'

Sir Vivian, the only West Indies captain never to lose a Test series, took over for one match during the World Cup in England last summer when the late Malcolm Marshall took ill and was subsequently appointed as coach for the current tour of New Zealand.

'Everyone looks to deal with the coaching manual that is set up by the MCC or whoever but ... I do like to implement the things which I believe that have made us successful,' Sir Vivian said.

Lloyd also said that 'whoever takes over (as manager), won't be taking over a bad team' since management has 'worked on a few things'.

© The Barbados Nation