[Match Thread] Zimbabwe v New Zealand: Test Match

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jimbo wrote:Mpofu has been dissapointing for me. He looks like he is the debutant most matches, Hopefully can give good back up to Ncube/jarvis today or I have a feeling vettori when he is in will take him apart
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1. Mawoyo 2. Duffin 3. Sibanda 4. Taylor 5. Masakadza 6. Williams 7. Chakabva 8. Creamer 9. Jarvis 10. Rainsford 11. Mpofu

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Yeah, take out Guptill's century and the scorecard would have made a lot better reading. On this pitch, considering the scores from the ODI, 426 is a decent result. Definitely some good bowling by Mpofu towards the end of the innings helped immensely. I feel bad for Jarvis, he bowled much better than his figures suggest IMO. Ncube not bad on debut so far; he did not look as likely as Jarvis, but he went okay.

So, we have a session to bat tonight. I'd like to see Sibanda and Mawoyo both there at stumps; 0/90 by stumps would be a great result and allow Zimbabwe to perhaps do a bit of attacking late tomorrow. Partnerships, as always, will be the order of the day.

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FlowerPower wrote:
jimbo wrote:Mpofu has been dissapointing for me. He looks like he is the debutant most matches, Hopefully can give good back up to Ncube/jarvis today or I have a feeling vettori when he is in will take him apart
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Or maybe I will, 34 10 92 4...enough said :D
1. Mawoyo 2. Duffin 3. Sibanda 4. Taylor 5. Masakadza 6. Williams 7. Chakabva 8. Creamer 9. Jarvis 10. Rainsford 11. Mpofu

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Good comeback 'Babwe. To get 10 wickets on the best looking road in Zim is quite an achievement.
Now to see how the batters do.
The game will be drawn or lost on how well they handle Vettori - glad that Taibu is playing.

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Yeah, hardly a pothole in sight ;)

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Tino - a zimbabwean test career with no ducks!

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Please someone take that pull and hide it in a deep hole!
1. Mawoyo 2. Duffin 3. Sibanda 4. Taylor 5. Masakadza 6. Williams 7. Chakabva 8. Creamer 9. Jarvis 10. Rainsford 11. Mpofu

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Yeah, Vusi whips it out 3rd ball...

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36 year old Martin opens with 21 year old Bracewell, exactly what I'm talking about experience and promise (edit...not so much the age but experience)...hhm if you are there, see what NZ has done they've gone 2+2 lets see how that goes...
1. Mawoyo 2. Duffin 3. Sibanda 4. Taylor 5. Masakadza 6. Williams 7. Chakabva 8. Creamer 9. Jarvis 10. Rainsford 11. Mpofu

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FlowerPower wrote:
jimbo wrote:Mpofu has been dissapointing for me. He looks like he is the debutant most matches, Hopefully can give good back up to Ncube/jarvis today or I have a feeling vettori when he is in will take him apart
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Well there is obviously a comment there, and a snarky one too.
A talented batsman but a modest, hardworking character, Stuart Matsikenyeri is the third of three school friends from Churchill Boys High School, Harare to represent Zimbabwe in international cricket. - Cricinfo.

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