[Match Thread]: Pak tour of Zim Odi Series : 5th Match : ZIM vs PAK

[Stoneman Returns]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1863 ... babwe-2018

5-0 on the way

Confirmed Consequence : Rajput will be fired. As ZC's history says coaches are more responsable for the failures then the players

[brmtaylor.com admin]

I agree. Someone has to be the scapegoat, the board need HM so obviously Rajput's contract won't be extended.

[Detective RDS]

It is really difficult when you have 7 first XI players missing out (Taylor, Raza, Williams, Ervine, Cremer, Mire, Jarvis). 5 of them are batsmen. So, the batting is totally gone. Raza, Williams & Mire can bowl which brings balance to the side.

For this match, the only change Zim will make I think is to bring back Chatara in place of Ngarava. Elton needs to bat up the order, at 4 at least. Masvaure isn't an opener for me. Burl should have been picked in the squad.

1. Hamilton Masakadza (C)
2. Tinashe Kamunhukamwe
3. Tarisai Musakanda
4. Elton Chigumbura
5. Peter Moor
6. Ryan Murray (WK)
7. Donald Tiripano
8. Tendai Chisoro
9. Wellington Masakadza
10. Tendai Chatara
11. Blessing Muzarabani

[Mr Twig]

Rajput never stood a chance. Probably now regrets applying for the job.

Whatever happens, I don't see how Hamilton Masakadza can survive this. It looks like ZC will sort something out with BT and co so where exactly does that leave Hamilton? He has been woefully out of form for so long now and really should have joined BT and co.

[Black Mamba]

Time to forget HM, Chibhabha & Chigumbura. Tiripano doesn't have killing effect in his bowling or batting same goes with Chari. Better to bring back Luke Jongwe who has been harshely punished then Warner& Co by Makhaya Ntini, he is some one who can hit 140kph and hit the ball hard with aggressive mindset.

William Mashinge & Faraz Akram should be regular with Zimbabwe A

Alistar Campbell should take Mukuhalani's place. Tino Mowayi, Greig Lamb & Matsikenyari should replace Chawaguta and his rubbish team.

Want Brent & Mangongo coach of Zimbabwe A with Blignaut & Greg Lamb taking the role of coach with the under 19s

[brmtaylor.com admin]

No matter what happens in this game, hopefully we can get a few people involved in the match thread today. I think there's probably a few players we won't see again after today.

[Detective RDS]

Muzarabani & Ngarava have picked up injuries.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Muzarabani & Ngarava have picked up injuries.

Replaced by Chatara and Mpofu. Chisoro out and Roche in, Musakanda out and Masvaure in.

Maybe we'll chase 500 today and get bowled out for 30.

[Googly]

Yeah Hammy escaped the last purge. Not that we expect consistency from these muppets but in theory the coaching staff and captain should be history.
Who to pick now on our technical team?
Whilst this series is not as important as the qualifiers it’s consequences are surprisingly far reaching.
It’s probably our biggest humiliation yet, it’s exposed our lack of depth (ZC love sending at least 8 capped players on the few A tours we go on so we hide the fact that we don’t have any cricketers) to such an alarming degree. Which team in world cricket has to resort to picking u19 players because there’s no one else? It’s a bloody disgrace.
The upside is that the last few months has massively exposed the sheer incompetence of ZC and their spiteful malicious behavior.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Yeah Hammy escaped the last purge. Not that we expect consistency from these muppets but in theory the coaching staff and captain should be history.
Who to pick now on our technical team?
Whilst this series is not as important as the qualifiers it’s consequences are surprisingly far reaching.
It’s probably our biggest humiliation yet, it’s exposed our lack of depth (ZC love sending at least 8 capped players on the few A tours we go on so we hide the fact that we don’t have any cricketers) to such an alarming degree. Which team in world cricket has to resort to picking u19 players because there’s no one else? It’s a bloody disgrace.
The upside is that the last few months has massively exposed the sheer incompetence of ZC and their spiteful malicious behavior.

It shows how far Zim have fallen since 2004-06 too. Back then the U19's thrown in the deep end were Taylor, Williams, Cremer, Chigumbura, Meth etc and there were some shocking results but there were at least glimpses that the guys had talent. Now who have we got?