[Match Thread] Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (CWC Group A)

[shumbat]

Above all the buck stops with the coach. Butcher should have changed his line up, why fly Duffin & Vusi and not play them. If people don't perform get the players out, try others out. The last Bangla tour, we took players we never played even if the others were not perfoming. We need to go to the drawing board give others a chance, not sticking to under performing players

[ZIMDOGGY]

Why play prosper at 4?
Yeah he's batting well at 8.
Promote him to 7, not friggin 4

We needed more bats in the team not less. Butcher really should have his head checked sending prosper at 4. Do you really expect him to get a big score?
Wigger please!


And I don't giv a crap if Regis did well in the opening spot, not unless he can do it consistently, one of performances don't mean anything to our team

[Boundary]

Why do we always witness a collapse? It's got nothing to do with talent but a lack of cricketing brain. Why do we succumb to pressure? Do we have a low self esteem?

[ZIMDOGGY]

It's simple, our batting success is simply linked to Btendan taylors success....

Instead if importing pommy batsman from England for the Logan cup we have to look to high quality Paceman on the fringe, hoggards....plunketts....that kiwi bloke that did the judas...... And at the very worst try and recruit makhaya Bruno or a freshly dumped domestic Paceman from safrica.... Thy would be good players as that country probably produces them the best

[jimbo]

Two changes I would make for pakistan match monday
Bring in Sibanda in place of lamb, his batting has been woefull this tournament. Also bring in Shingarai masacadza in place of Payangara, masacadza was in the original 15 and has more pace and wicket taking deliveries than payangara so unsure why payangara selected ahead of him, Especially giving his showing in past two matches.
Going forward I think Masacadza,Chatara and Jarvis are the future bowlers of our one day side and test side, I have been really dissapointed with payangara he seems to have lost a lot of pace through the years

[eugene]

Panyangara was overrated anyway. I think this forum's love affair with Tinashe is coming to an end.

[ZIMDOGGY]

Truer words never been said by Eugene. Zcfs own yankiwi.


I always thought the pantangara love is a joke.


God how we missed Sean ervine (craigs brother)

[bayhaus]

I was certainly one of the flag waving panyangara supporters. I was looking forward 2 seeing bowl. When i saw him he had not only bulked up but he lookd a bit over weight. He was bowling at about 119kph! Real damper. Fo him to get me to pik up my flag again he would need to streamline some of that fat to muscle.
Now that being said how come he went in ahead of Masakadza? This does not do to well for his confidence.

[bayhaus]

Panyangara wil also have to crank up the pace to 140+. I dont think Lamb is cut out for international criket.
I guess it doesnt mean anything to be in the top 15, ask Shingi. Shingi wouldnt acknowledge our cheers in Benoni(Fast bowlers arent really suposed 2 b nice onfield) but this just not cricket.

[Conant]

Panyangara was overrated anyway. I think this forum's love affair with Tinashe is coming to an end.

Panyangara’s rating was always based on what he was before his stress fracture in 2005, he was dangerous with the new ball then. Had we seen him before last week we would have probably been brought to earth much sooner. Evidently he never regained his pace afterwards (as most stress fracture seem to affect: this doesn’t bode well for one Kyle Jarvis, and I wish Chatara didn't play cricket day in and day out).

Panyangara wil also have to crank up the pace to 140+. I dont think Lamb is cut out for international criket.

Panyangara never bowled at 140 before; he was in the mid to upper 138, I don’t think he could achieve that now. Only Chigumburra bowled at 145 before.