BRIDGETOWN, March 17: West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) chief Teddy Griffith on Tuesday hit out at the 'shameful' behaviour of the team after it was alleged some players partied as the nation mourned its humiliating 10-wicket loss to England in the first Test.

"The only fact I can reason at this moment are the words that have been used by the manager Ricky Skerritt," Griffith told the popular Tell It Like It Is sports talk show.

"They seem to indicate to me a great degree of frustration, but if what is alleged to have happened occurred, I think it does not do any credit to the team or to the individuals or to the WICB."

Griffith indicated he was not fully aware of the facts because he was travelling back to Barbados from an International Cricket Council (ICC) executive meeting in New Zealand when Sunday's first Test capitulation for 47 and a 10-wicket defeat occurred.

Following the defeat, the team issued an unprecedented public apology for their shocking performance. The team further apologised for the inappropriate conduct of four members of the team, alleged to be vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, opening batsman Chris Gayle, as well as fast bowlers Tino Best and Adam Sanford, who were seen in a party stand following the loss.

Skerritt said in the media statement that he was "disgusted at the thoughtlessness and shamelessness displayed by these players following such an horrific performance".

When Griffith was elected to the post of president last September, he listed returning West Indies to the top three in world cricket among his top priorities.

"The reality of the situation is that we cannot continue to have these inconsistent performances," he said. "In my view, a side that can score 418 to win a Test under pressure and the fact that we batted better in South Africa than we did previously leads me to feel that we have a side that can make an upturn," said Griffith.

"It is the inconsistency of what we are coming with to the table on a regular basis that has been hurting us," he said. "There are some things that we will have to put in place in making sure that the talent we have produces. There are issues about all the cricket we play in the Caribbean and they all have their distinct challenges, but we have to deal with them."

The second Test of four begins on Friday at Port of Spain's Queen's Park Oval. England are bidding to end a 36-year wait for a Test series victory over West Indies in the Caribbean. -AFP