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Zimbabwe are Improving!
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Prince EWS
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Yes.
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What happened to Panyangara?
Prince EWS
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He still exists, but he's had semi-regular back injuries and gradually lost pace. He's probably still pretty close to making the squad.
Eddie Byrom, a 20-year-old opening batsman who recently broke into the Somerset first team, has signed a winter deal with Zimbabwe's new domestic side, Rising Stars. Byrom, who was born in Harare and attended St John's College, one of the top schools in the area, is on a two-year deal with Somerset but is yet to decide his national allegiance.
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Zimbabwe's squad for SA D/N test
Zimbabwe pick uncapped Muzarabani, Burl for South Africa Test - ESPNcricinfo
Zimbabwe pick uncapped Muzarabani, Burl for South Africa Test - ESPNcricinfo
Prince EWS
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FFS stop dropping Williams.
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He's the same age as Taylor and Cremer and younger than Ervine...that seems strange if so.
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Even if they decided his batting form wasn't good enough to be selected, which would be silly to begin with, he's a better left arm spinner than Chisoro on bowling alone. He took 6/110 in his last Test, then he got injured and replaced by Chisoro who bowled pies on a turning pitch.
I think I'd pick Williams on both batting and bowling alone, that's how batshit insane his exclusion is. It happens all the time too -- the selectors love dropping him in Tests (and Masakadza in ODIs, for that matter) due to wacky delusions about them having the sort of depth to get away with that.
I think I'd pick Williams on both batting and bowling alone, that's how batshit insane his exclusion is. It happens all the time too -- the selectors love dropping him in Tests (and Masakadza in ODIs, for that matter) due to wacky delusions about them having the sort of depth to get away with that.
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The good news is that Zimbabwe finally have a medium pacer selected from near-obscurity named Blessing in the squad again. It's been a long time since Mahwire.
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Exactly.
I would have Sean Williams in for Chibhabha and Chisoro.
14-man squad more than good enough and can carry a player or 2 for experience. Especially for a one-off test.
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Sean Williams is so invaluable and has saved me in a lot of fantasy games. I was actually expecting that he should be the No 1 player selected in the squad. His non-selection is totally unfathomable.
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Even though they got thrashed 4-1 by Afghanistan I wouldn't rule anything out but they really have to show some improvement at home.
Are there many changes they can make ?
Masakadza
2
Taylor
C.Ervine
Raza
6
7
Cremer (c)
Jarvis
Chatara
Blessing
Can they make improvements on Burl, Musakanda, Waller, Mire
Get Sean Williams back at 5/6 ?
I must admit I would consider getting in Ryan Murray and letting him keep. Take off the pressure with the bat and at the same time let Taylor concentrate on his batting.
Maybe consider Mavuta ,C.Mumba and Ngarava as back-up. Vitori, Mpofu and Chisoro just aren't the way forward.
Are there many changes they can make ?
Masakadza
2
Taylor
C.Ervine
Raza
6
7
Cremer (c)
Jarvis
Chatara
Blessing
Can they make improvements on Burl, Musakanda, Waller, Mire
Get Sean Williams back at 5/6 ?
I must admit I would consider getting in Ryan Murray and letting him keep. Take off the pressure with the bat and at the same time let Taylor concentrate on his batting.
Maybe consider Mavuta ,C.Mumba and Ngarava as back-up. Vitori, Mpofu and Chisoro just aren't the way forward.
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Williams is better than Chisoro on bowling alone IMO (and bowls the same style at that), even before we account for the fact that he has 26 ODI fifties and a ton at what would be the fourth best batting average in the team. Apparently he's a bit of a difficult personality to coach, and he has underachieved despite having a decent record for a Zimbabwean, so sometimes I almost kind of understand him being left out for other players... until I look at who these players end up being. Zimbabwe could afford to 'give Williams a message' from time to time in some of their stronger eras, but they really can't afford that now. I really hope this little period was just being seen as a chance to have a look at some others and give him a kick up the butt rather than a real signal towards the likely squad for the WC qualifiers, because it'd be madness if he didn't play those.
Moor is a potentially not-awful candidate to open IMO. His ODI record is terrible but he's spent so much of it down at 7/8 where he's totally unsuited; I wouldn't be completely against giving him a crack opening where he could bat more classically like he does in the Test middle order. The thing that makes me sceptical is that his domestic 50 overs record is also actually pretty bad, and he's spent a fair bit of that opening too, but it might be worth a go at this stage. I'd certainly prefer him to seeing more Musakanda, but Mire with a license to hit out is probably still the best bet at this stage. I also think Waller at seven is fine if the top/middle order does it's job as he's a pretty good late innings hitter -- the problem has been the fact that Zimbabwe have lost five early wickets a lot of times lately as to change that role, but I don't think there's anyone who really offers more to the side (sadly).
Masakadza
Mire
Taylor
Ervine
Raza
Williams
Waller
Cremer
Jarvis
Chatara
Blessing
I mean it's not terrible but there are only five batsmen in the lineup you'd expect anything better than cameos from, and the whole lineup sucks against spin.
Moor is a potentially not-awful candidate to open IMO. His ODI record is terrible but he's spent so much of it down at 7/8 where he's totally unsuited; I wouldn't be completely against giving him a crack opening where he could bat more classically like he does in the Test middle order. The thing that makes me sceptical is that his domestic 50 overs record is also actually pretty bad, and he's spent a fair bit of that opening too, but it might be worth a go at this stage. I'd certainly prefer him to seeing more Musakanda, but Mire with a license to hit out is probably still the best bet at this stage. I also think Waller at seven is fine if the top/middle order does it's job as he's a pretty good late innings hitter -- the problem has been the fact that Zimbabwe have lost five early wickets a lot of times lately as to change that role, but I don't think there's anyone who really offers more to the side (sadly).
Masakadza
Mire
Taylor
Ervine
Raza
Williams
Waller
Cremer
Jarvis
Chatara
Blessing
I mean it's not terrible but there are only five batsmen in the lineup you'd expect anything better than cameos from, and the whole lineup sucks against spin.