Your problem
zimbo is you don't pay attention. I clearly spoke about his availability being an issue:
http://www.zimcricketforums.com/viewtop ... 89#p140689
I again spoke about Jongwe and Murray's availability being an issue, while not ignoring what is
perceived to be ZIM's strongest XI even with all players available e.g. BT would be given the gloves ahead of Murray, and Burl plus Raza would still be picked despite their poor records:
http://www.zimcricketforums.com/viewtop ... 79#p139879
If you paid attention you would realise even there, that I never deny players their credit. I acknowledged Craig and Williams' form with the bat. Statistically Craig is really among the best T20I batsmen globally over the last 12months, yet he was correctly dropped against AFG and BAN.
Because when you build a team you look closer and deeper. Craig is not a T20I batsman, and Williams is not stepping up when it counts - as AFG and BAN away recently proved; plus overall, the opposition has been of very poor quality. You can't rely on it, just as much as a Moor 90* against lowly Singapore suddenly gives him better figures than a poor Raza, when in truth we know he's not a better T20I batsman than Raza who himself is a proven failure in the format at international level.
You reason from an amateur perspective, which is fine because a professional perspective isn't always necessarily superior or more accurate. However, one cannot argue with me about an absolute fact e.g. Raza's T20I record. On what basis then can you give a player a national T20 contract - lots of money, with that resume?
And even in opinions or hunches, you cannot discount an opinion of the potential of a player e.g. Sauramba/Kasuza, who haven't even played internationals or Musakanda who has a little bit and produced against quality, just so you rather prop up Moor/Burl who have played and been thoroughly found wanting in both ODIs and T20s largely against weak sides? In contrast we are all able to have a healthy rational discussion and opinions about Munyonga(time will tell), but that's only because I'm not putting him forward as T20 material at a favourite's expense.
Richard levi played just 13 matches for the Proteas, including a century and half-century, with a 140+ Strike Rate. He was dropped because he can open only(we have better allrounders for lower young&old), and is an easy wicket for top bowlers. County T20 proved just as much. Burl and Moor have played way more matches than him, and against poor attacks, and I'm totally convinced they won't deliver, and facts agree. However, you believe they will succeed, yet offer little which overrides factual evidence.
So yes, feel free to argue, but the one putting forward an indefensible argument is you, not me. Mine is factual and sound.
You and
Googly are in essence saying,
"No stick to Moor/Burl who have a higher probability to continue to fail, as opposed to dropping them completely for Kamunhukamwe who hasn't played a single T20I".
In any system you would get fired on the spot for reasoning like that! If Mavuta sat out because part-timers Sean/Burl/Raza were considered better spinners, how would he have impressed and thrilled over here in SA? Likewise arguing
"No the cupboard is bare, stick to Craig and Sean in T20s because you will lose heavily",
would also get you fired on the spot in a normal system. You can't organise a T20 competition in which Chari and kamunhukamwe perform in then decide
"I won't will stick to Hami and Mire as openers for these guys, even though they have both failed to cross 12 runs in the last 3 Series, beause they are the best we have".
ZIM won't improve by persisting with clearly unsuitable/failing players. You have to do something! ZIM will only improve by developing and trying new players. It's nobody's fault that the younger white ones are few eg Roche, Murray, Nathan Waller, but the Africans are more. That's natural race, not racism.
My criticising investing that kind of money on BT and KJ is not hating.
It was poor business! That money could've gotten you Welch, Byrom, Higgins and more. Many hare said you're beign racist, why aren't you criticising them for Mire, and I said Mire doesn't have the same contract. But again that was argued against. So how could Mire - ZIM's best performing T20 batsman - leave, yet BT & KJ stayed to serve out the remainder of their contract? Deal in facts with truthful eventualities, not flawed doomed positions!
Stop hiding behind the absence of sound factual arguments by hurling bias/race/hate accusations. Read, understand and respond factually, or we simply agree to disagree and don't engage. I won't defend the matter again.
You may continue to believe a 33 year old Williams will win you a live rubber against quality, or that Burl and Moor will turn into T20I batsmen, but
reality will continue to hit you in the face regardless becasue that is what the facts - not my wishes - are consistently screaming! On the other hand, an Elton that you feel is a waste of space, will once again carry ZIM to an unlikely victory within 2 or 3 knocks against top shelf attacks, while one of those natural aggressive batsmen you dismiss or argue can come into the team but
not at the expense of Ervine, Williams or Moor, will prove you wrong too. After all, Moor wasn't left in ZIM by accident, and Craig wasn't dropped from the XI for Mutumbami by mistake - with even Chakabva retaining his spot ahead of him. And if he hadn't bowled, Williams would definitely have been dropped before Craig and Maruma. And yet, all of Chakabva, Burl, Moor, Mutumbami, Craig Williams, Raza should all not even be in that T20I XI.