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ICC Sim League XII
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jimmy101
Cricketer Of The Year
Yes that's right! The Zimbabwean player crisis of 2005 has been narrowly avoided in this timeline.
Shock recalls as Zimbabwe announce exciting squad for World Test Championship
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) have announced an eighteen-man Test squad for the upcoming 2005 World Test Championship. The Chevrons come into these championships hoping to build on a mixed 2004 which saw a home series win to Bangladesh, before a disappointing series defeat against Sri Lanka.
36-year-old Andy Flower sees a return to the Zimbabwe squad and looks set to play his first Test match for Zimbabwe in over two years. It follows previous announcements from selector JoJo Ncube that the board would seek “to build bridges and resolve disputes with all eligible players”. Another high-profile player to benefit from a change in policy is Murray Goodwin, the top-order batsman could see a return to international cricket for the first time in over four years following his surprise call-up. Andy’s younger brother Grant Flower also returns after missing the recent series defeat to Sri Lanka.
Despite a strengthened Zimbabwe squad, young seamer Tinashe Panyangara is rewarded for his promising start to Test cricket against Sri Lanka with a place in the squad. Panyangara is joined by fellow seamers Andy Blignaut, Douglas Hondo, Chris Mpofu and Heath Streak. Meanwhile, Graeme Cremer joins Ray Price as the specialist spinners in the squad.
Zimbabwe squad for 2005 World Test Championship: Andy Blignaut, Stuart Carlisle, Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Dion Ebrahim, Sean Ervine, Andy Flower +, Grant Flower, Murray Goodwin, Douglas Hondo, Hamilton Masakadza, Chris Mpofu, Tinashe Panyangara, Raymond Price, Heath Streak, Tatenda Taibu +, Brendan Taylor +, Mark Vermeulen
JoJo Ncube also issued a note of support for 21-year-old batsman Hamilton Masakadza. Following a hundred and an innings of 85 respectively in his first two Test matches against West Indies and South Africa he has had a slump in batting returns.
“We are fully aware that Hamilton (Masakadza) has not lived up to his potential in recent times with 3 ducks and 66 runs in his last 8 innings. However, we are confident that he can refind his best form for us and become a key batsman for Zimbabwean cricket over the next decade.
The fixture list for Zimbabwe’s World Test Championship is expected to be announced in the coming days.
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) have announced an eighteen-man Test squad for the upcoming 2005 World Test Championship. The Chevrons come into these championships hoping to build on a mixed 2004 which saw a home series win to Bangladesh, before a disappointing series defeat against Sri Lanka.
36-year-old Andy Flower sees a return to the Zimbabwe squad and looks set to play his first Test match for Zimbabwe in over two years. It follows previous announcements from selector JoJo Ncube that the board would seek “to build bridges and resolve disputes with all eligible players”. Another high-profile player to benefit from a change in policy is Murray Goodwin, the top-order batsman could see a return to international cricket for the first time in over four years following his surprise call-up. Andy’s younger brother Grant Flower also returns after missing the recent series defeat to Sri Lanka.
Despite a strengthened Zimbabwe squad, young seamer Tinashe Panyangara is rewarded for his promising start to Test cricket against Sri Lanka with a place in the squad. Panyangara is joined by fellow seamers Andy Blignaut, Douglas Hondo, Chris Mpofu and Heath Streak. Meanwhile, Graeme Cremer joins Ray Price as the specialist spinners in the squad.
Zimbabwe squad for 2005 World Test Championship: Andy Blignaut, Stuart Carlisle, Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Dion Ebrahim, Sean Ervine, Andy Flower +, Grant Flower, Murray Goodwin, Douglas Hondo, Hamilton Masakadza, Chris Mpofu, Tinashe Panyangara, Raymond Price, Heath Streak, Tatenda Taibu +, Brendan Taylor +, Mark Vermeulen
JoJo Ncube also issued a note of support for 21-year-old batsman Hamilton Masakadza. Following a hundred and an innings of 85 respectively in his first two Test matches against West Indies and South Africa he has had a slump in batting returns.
“We are fully aware that Hamilton (Masakadza) has not lived up to his potential in recent times with 3 ducks and 66 runs in his last 8 innings. However, we are confident that he can refind his best form for us and become a key batsman for Zimbabwean cricket over the next decade.
The fixture list for Zimbabwe’s World Test Championship is expected to be announced in the coming days.
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SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Same here. I've had the privilege to see him play before he made the Windies team that year- the same year Deonarine made a daddy hundred against the Ausssies in a tour game of that epic series. Banks looked great as a batsman than as a bowler.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Virender Sehwag (vc)
Gautam Gambhir
Rahul Dravid (wk)
Sachin Tendulkar
Sourav Ganguly
VVS Laxman
MS Dhoni (wk) (c)
Harbhajan Singh
Anil Kumble
Zaheer Khan
Ajit Agarkar
Murali Kartik
L Balaji
Irfan Pathan
Parthiv Patel (wk)
Wasim Jaffer
Yuvraj Singh
Ashish Nehra
Gautam Gambhir
Rahul Dravid (wk)
Sachin Tendulkar
Sourav Ganguly
VVS Laxman
MS Dhoni (wk) (c)
Harbhajan Singh
Anil Kumble
Zaheer Khan
Ajit Agarkar
Murali Kartik
L Balaji
Irfan Pathan
Parthiv Patel (wk)
Wasim Jaffer
Yuvraj Singh
Ashish Nehra
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Nah PP will do ?
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Sehwag (vc)
Gambhir
Dravid
Sachin
Laxman
Yuvraj
MS Dhoni (c) (wk)
Harbhajan
Agarkar
Kumble
Zaheer
Gambhir
Dravid
Sachin
Laxman
Yuvraj
MS Dhoni (c) (wk)
Harbhajan
Agarkar
Kumble
Zaheer
jimmy101
Cricketer Of The Year
Hm, maybe. I would prefer maybe a standalone Kenyan team tbh. Avoiding byes is preferable but we only seem to have 11 entrants.
jimmy101
Cricketer Of The Year
Okay. I don't mind giving Kenya a run to bump us up to a nice even number. Will post a squad later tonight. In the interests of getting this tournament off the ground would you be able to take over South Africa for us? We're better off pushing forward without GAS.
cnerd123
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Did @GoodAreasShane get banned again?
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
He probably ran out of gas
