[Match thread] Only Test - Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

Matsi was a good player. I just carried away with your prediction of Zimbabwean loss at this golden hour. Nothing else

[mdm]

VUSI nearly run out!!

[dylan]

not the most confident way to get the first runs of the match

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Geez, what the hell happened then! You can tell these teams haven't played Test cricket for a while

Lucky let off, very lucky.

[Zimfanatic69]

First runs off the bat, Vusi.

[FlowerPower]

No Meth, so Price at 8 - that's plain stupid.

Totally agree, from all angles:

We may need the runs, Price is not going to get them for us, Jarvis wont give us the extra 20/30 Meth could have given. From a bowling viewpoint Jarvis doesnt offer the same economy and control Meth has...not sure I understand the logic...only straw I can clutch at is Jarvis has pace (albeit uncontrolled)...lets see what works but I think we have errered...

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Very happy to see Vitori playing. I've mentioned this before, but his progression to Test cricket has been like a fairy tale... I'm so glad for him that he's been selected for this Test match.

Good shot Mawoyo!

[zimfan1]

We have a very long tail. Well, let's hope Jarvis is worth it in impact over Meth's control.

Really dont like Price coming in at 8 but then again it will hopefully put more pressure on the top 7 to perform. I think we will rue the non Meth selction as he will give the side control over the run rate.

Pitch looks like it is nipping around a bit, couple of loverly shots by Mawayo after his moment of madness with the running

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Yep, a lot are really deviating off the seam. It's really important that the openers stick around and see off this early morning period.

[sillymid]

What speed is Rubel bowling?