Grant supporting Andy Flower

"I agreed with what they did. To be honest I wanted to join them. But I thought it would be a better and a bigger statement if it was just the two of them, one white person and one black person."

With that statement from Zimbabwean star Grant Flower, the ZCU's hopes that "Olonga-gate" would be swept under the carpet vanished.

Grant later paid tribute to his brother and looked forward to the coming tour, believing that the tag of underdogs could work to the Zimbabweans' advantange...

"It's different but I wouldn't say I feel isolated. Zimbabwe is still a great place to live in even though we're having tough times. We get on very well. We are very competitive but we helped with each other's games."

"We probably over-relied on him. We'd always thought he'd do it. Now it's up to the other guys to step up to the plate. If everyone is expecting you to be thrashed, everything else is a bonus."



Posted by Neil