Croco Motors Zimbabwe vs Durham CCC Test Match Series | First Test |

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Win toss bowl first. Teams? Who knows…

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Gay boy stone dead there, nyauchi robbed

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Picks him up that time

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That Durham seam attack looks strong. Potts, Conners, Minto. Plenty of pace and skill in there. I think any Zim runs will be hard earned.

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That Durham seam attack looks strong. Potts, Conners, Minto. Plenty of pace and skill in there. I think any Zim runs will be hard earned.

Can they do it outside England where there are no clouds and the track isn’t green is the question

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I'm perplexed as to why Evans has been sidelined. He's by far and away our most accurate and containing seamer.
Falao bowls some decent spells, but he can get it badly wrong as well. I keep saying Evans offers something with the bat, but we're really yet to see it, but it's there I promise

I think he was contracted for the year he was out and the second he comes back they discard him. Now that's a waste of money right there.

If you're going to "invest" in Falao give him some money for protein, he's skin and bone.

Our umps holding out for a UK visa

[Googly]

I don't know how accurate this is or what's involved money-wise.

ZIMBABWE MEN'S CONTRACTS 2025

Category A+
Craig Ervine
Sean Williams
Sikandar Raza

Category A
Blessing Muzarabani
Richard Ngarava

Category B
Wellington Masakadza
Wessly Madhevere
Joylord Gumbie
Ben Curran

Category C
Brian Bennet
Clive Madande
Dyon Myers
Takudzwanashe Kaitano
Tadiwanashe Marumani

Category D
Trevor Gwandu
Newman Nyamhuri
Vincent Masekesa
Tinotenda Maphosa

Not retained
Prince Masvaure
Ryan Burl
Tendai Chatara
Brandon Mavuta
Tanaka Chivanga
Luke Jongwe
Brad Evans
Milton Shumba
Tony Munyonga
Johnathan Campbell
Nick Welch

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It’s a joke that contract list but probably not far from the truth.

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Someone cobbled it together after Bangladesh released their official one.

[Googly]

I'm surprised Ervine and Williams are not wanting to play today? Would be good practice. They clearly earn a lot and are underutilised. It's a toss up between trying to stretch their careers and undercooking them. They're on the wrong side of that.

Raza comes and goes as he pleases and makes money every way he turns. No judgement, just an observation.

Surprised our 2 seamers aren't in the A+. They sit out and we're more fucked than if batters sit out.

Cat B is surprising. Bennett should be there and Curran below him. Madhevere and Gumbie lucky to be there.

Masekesa is contracted but doesn't ever play?

It's all a bit weird and looks fairly cheap