Lawyers for estranged test batsman Darren Bravo believe a resolution between the player and cricket West Indies could have already been reached were it not for ill-advised statements made by new Cricket West Indies chief executive, Johnny Grave.

Donna Symmonds and Leslie Haynes QC said significant progress” had been made in negotiations with CWI over the impasse and they believed an agreement was close to being hammered out.

However, instead of responding to a proposal on the one sticking point remaining, Englishman grave gave an interview to noted cricket website, Cricinfo, which both lawyers argued scuppered any chance of a resolution then.

The Trinidadian has since been barred from selection until he removes the tweet and apologizes, neither of which he has done to date.

In an April interview, grave said bravo’s decision to seek damages from CWI for loss of earnings had frustrated CWI’s attempts to seek a resolution to the impasse as they had been under the impression an agreement had been reached.

Haynes also criticized public utterances on the matter from CWI Dave Cameron, who as recently as last week said bravo would remained barred from selection unless the offending tweet was removed.