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Turned the stream on after lunch,
From what I can see. Nyauchi by far seems the most likely here.
Tiripano bowling well but too slow and sluggish. Mumba seems a club bowler with a bit of zip. Mutombodzi needs to settle the nerves.
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Geez my boy Mumba getting some heat here on the forum, not a bad first spell I reckon, the pitch is giving him nothing

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This attack is junk though, Mutombodzi will go for over 200 here, possibly wicket-less as well he's a club bowler at best

Nyauchi is a good honest bowler, I'd like to see him in more friendly conditions but unfortunately Zimbabwe never play in such conditions.

People remembering Mpofu through rose coloured glasses, I remember him going nearly 3 Test matches without taking a wicket, although again like every other Zimbabwe seamer he's bowled his entire career on shit house slow decks
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I'm putting Sri Lanka down for 600/4 declared

Especially if Mutombodzi keeps bowling two pies per over

Honestly they were better off sticking with Ndlovu than this guy

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Some real rank from Mutombodzi.

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Nyauchi the stand our bowler,looking even more dangerous when he bowls from an angle wide of the crease.

I would like to see him coming more from an angle rather than running in straight.

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Taylor showing good game awareness,taking over the captaincy duties.

Let’s hope Williams bronchitis settles down a bit more

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jaybro wrote:
Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:48 am
People remembering Mpofu through rose coloured glasses, I remember him going nearly 3 Test matches without taking a wicket, although again like every other Zimbabwe seamer he's bowled his entire career on shit house slow decks
To say that Bobby could (still can) bowl quickly doesn't mean he's a super Test bowler. Ever since the emergence of Jarvis, Vitori (RIP) and Chatara Bobby always played second or third fiddle to them. He can bowl a decent bouncer, at least to the tail, so that's was a bit of a variation.

Does Mumba have a bouncer? He's a tallish guy.

I don't think he (Mumab) got much stick here, apart from maybe one post questioning his pace--I don't think anyone expected him to bowl 140+ anyway.

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Mpofu is our fastest guy. I been say in this. Aliseni was as quick as vitori from the couple of games I saw. Gave guys some real problems when he was at his best. He gave up a little too early as he didn't need the peanuts the franchize players were getting at the time.

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