Your World Cup Squad-and why ?? :)

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Your World Cup Squad-and why ?? :)

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Since we're only a couple of months away from the beginning of the World Cup, I think we should open a thread and make a squad of players that would be in contention for being selected.

Okay so first of all lets make a preliminary squad of 30. In the squad we need to consider the guys who have proved their worth so far in first class cricket. So what I'll do is pick 30 guys, and then have a discussion of who should be in the squad. If anybody disagrees with selection, feel free to add or replace a player or too :)

(B.Taylor, H.Mazakadza, R.Price, G.Cremer, G.Lamb, P.Utsea, E.Chigumbura, J.Chibahba, K.Meth, S.Marrilliar, R. Chagabva, T.Chitara, C.Mpofu, S. Mazakadza, I.Nicolson, K. Jarvis, C.Ervine, S.Williams, T.Mawoyo, C.Coventry, M.Waller, R.Butterworth, S.Raza, T.Duffin, M.Vermuelan, J.Nyumbu, N.Ncube, V.Sibanda, E.Rainsford and T.Taibu.)

Now if you were given that Preliminary squad, what would your 15 man squad be, taking into consideration the wickets are slow and low in the sub-continuant.

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Vermuelan
Taylor
H Masakadza
Taibu
Williams
Chigumbura
Lamb
Utseya
Creamer
Price
Mpofu

Marilliar, Panyangara, Ervine, Meth

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Situ's world champions

B.Taylor, H.Mazakadza,

J.Chibahba,R. Chagabva, C.Ervine, T.Taibu

C.Coventry, R.Butterworth, E.Chigumbura,

R.Price, G.Cremer, G.Lamb, P.Utseya,

K.Meth, C.Mpofu,

Unlucky to missed out- S Williams and K Jarvis
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I like the name of you're team Stendra so I'll follow in your footsteps ;)
Sloan SuperStars

1. B.Taylor
2. H. Mazakadza
3. S.Williams
4. C.Ervine
5. T.Taibu
6. R.Chagabva
7. E.Chigumbura
8. K.Meth
9. G.Cremer
10. R.Price
11. Chris Mpofu/S.Mazakadza

12th man: S.Marrilliar

13. C.Chibahba
14. P.Utsea
15. G.Lamb

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sloandog wrote:Since we're only a couple of months away from the beginning of the World Cup, I think we should open a thread and make a squad of players that would be in contention for being selected.

Okay so first of all lets make a preliminary squad of 30. In the squad we need to consider the guys who have proved their worth so far in first class cricket. So what I'll do is pick 30 guys, and then have a discussion of who should be in the squad. If anybody disagrees with selection, feel free to add or replace a player or too :)

(B.Taylor, H.Mazakadza, R.Price, G.Cremer, G.Lamb, P.Utsea, E.Chigumbura, J.Chibahba, K.Meth, S.Marrilliar, R. Chagabva, T.Chitara, C.Mpofu, S. Mazakadza, I.Nicolson, K. Jarvis, C.Ervine, S.Williams, T.Mawoyo, C.Coventry, M.Waller, R.Butterworth, S.Raza, T.Duffin, M.Vermuelan, J.Nyumbu, N.Ncube, V.Sibanda, E.Rainsford and T.Taibu.)

Now if you were given that Preliminary squad, what would your 15 man squad be, taking into consideration the wickets are slow and low in the sub-continuant.

I notice Keith Dabengwa has been ommitted from the preliminary squad. You know he is going to be in the world cup squad. They will leave Hamilton Masakadza at home and take Dabengwa instead.
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eugene wrote:
sloandog wrote:Since we're only a couple of months away from the beginning of the World Cup, I think we should open a thread and make a squad of players that would be in contention for being selected.

Okay so first of all lets make a preliminary squad of 30. In the squad we need to consider the guys who have proved their worth so far in first class cricket. So what I'll do is pick 30 guys, and then have a discussion of who should be in the squad. If anybody disagrees with selection, feel free to add or replace a player or too :)

(B.Taylor, H.Mazakadza, R.Price, G.Cremer, G.Lamb, P.Utsea, E.Chigumbura, J.Chibahba, K.Meth, S.Marrilliar, R. Chagabva, T.Chitara, C.Mpofu, S. Mazakadza, I.Nicolson, K. Jarvis, C.Ervine, S.Williams, T.Mawoyo, C.Coventry, M.Waller, R.Butterworth, S.Raza, T.Duffin, M.Vermuelan, J.Nyumbu, N.Ncube, V.Sibanda, E.Rainsford and T.Taibu.)

Now if you were given that Preliminary squad, what would your 15 man squad be, taking into consideration the wickets are slow and low in the sub-continuant.
I notice Keith Dabengwa has been ommitted from the preliminary squad. You know he is going to be in the world cup squad. They will leave Hamilton Masakadza at home and take Dabengwa instead.
If Hamilton can be dropped then NOBODY is safe. Except third grade Zimbabwe at the cup. Not long time ago, Duffin captained Zim in tests, so expect Masvure or Chatara leading Zim in 2011
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sloandog wrote:Since we're only a couple of months away from the beginning of the World Cup, I think we should open a thread and make a squad of players that would be in contention for being selected.
Hmmm... Like the idea very much, sloandog. :)

Will post the squad soon.
Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic) wrote: Not long time ago, Duffin captained Zim in tests, so expect Masvure or Chatara leading Zim in 2011
You are wrong, Dr Situ. I'm sure that Duffin didn't captain Zimbabwe in tests. He played 2 tests against India in 2005 under the captaincy of Taibu.

But Duffin did captain Zimbabwe in his ODI debut against Kenya.
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He was also the captain in the 2006 tour of the West Indies.
Shortly after he was sacked for reasons unknown to me.
If Duffin continues to perform well though, there's no reason why he can't break into our ODI unit. If Matskinyeri and Dabengwa can do it, then he certainly can too.

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if it was my team and i could choose i wouldnt have chigumbura in there he has done nothing in so long.

here would be my world cup team and 5 subs

BAT
1.B.Taylor
2.H.Masakadza
3.T.Taibu (wk)
4.S.Williams
5.G.Lamb
6.C.Ervine
7.R.Chakabva
8.K.Meth
9.P.Utseya
10.R.Price (c)
11.K.Jarvis

12.C.Mpofu
13.C.Chibabha
14.G.Cremer
15.E.rainsford
16.E.Chigumbura

by the way great thread sloan

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sloandog wrote:He was also the captain in the 2006 tour of the West Indies.
Shortly after he was sacked for reasons unknown to me.
If Duffin continues to perform well though, there's no reason why he can't break into our ODI unit. If Matskinyeri and Dabengwa can do it, then he certainly can too.
I dont know what special technique the selectors see in Dabengwa that we dont see . I guess if someone has access to Alistar Campbell we can get answers

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