Back to back depressing days for me, I like Alcaraz and he lost yesterday at the Aussie open and now this!
I don't think this team can beat Namibia. If they do then we should be happy because that's all that we can expect here.
As several of us said beforehand, the only expectation is to beat Namibia. This group had little chance of beating Australia or Sri Lanka, it was obvious.
There’s a few good players in this squad but the fact is our u19’s are currently getting weaker with every batch. The downward trajectory continues.
I'm very close to giving up on cricket altogether.
Where is the fun? It's the same old India, Eng, Aus that keep getting stronger and others are just making up the numbers.
Some flashes here and there from South Africa and New Zealand.
The FTP is totally crap. The big three play each other non stop in a loop, lower ranked nations barely get any good games.
WTC is messed up with every team playing different number of games. No promotion or relegation, and literally no tests in general for Zim, Ire and Afg barring 1-2 low profile ones each year.
There is nothing really that would attract me to cricket. Not the game I loved.
Why are they constantly messing around with the top order. I'm not saying they would have won today but it doesn't help. Was kamwembwa and Taravinga in the warm up matches but they have constantly chopped and changed.
It's a big problem. If you're one of the guys constantly unsure of your spot in the side and the line-up it doesn't help the mental state.
This is a big game for us against Namibia.
Ya thats about right. Its a vast empty land with no water and very few people. Absolutely beautiful place. Windhoek is First World.
Most of the major Namibian towns outside of Windhoek look nice also, Swakopmund for example where whites are in fact the majority. I do see Swakopmund has a cricket club that plays in a coastal league so something must exist there.
Neil Johnson, Alistair Campbell, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), Grant Flower, Dave Houghton, Guy Whittall, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Ray Price, Eddo Brandes
I'm very close to giving up on cricket altogether.
Where is the fun? It's the same old India, Eng, Aus that keep getting stronger and others are just making up the numbers.
Some flashes here and there from South Africa and New Zealand.
The FTP is totally crap. The big three play each other non stop in a loop, lower ranked nations barely get any good games.
WTC is messed up with every team playing different number of games. No promotion or relegation, and literally no tests in general for Zim, Ire and Afg barring 1-2 low profile ones each year.
There is nothing really that would attract me to cricket. Not the game I loved.
The six major nations outside of the big three are actually playing more tests now that they were 10 years ago, the problem is that none of them can beat the big three at home or away anymore. South Africa was the last non-big three to regularly taste success against the big three and even they have fallen away. Does anyone ever see Pakistan, Sri Lanka, or West Indies ever winning a series in India, Australia, or England again?
Neil Johnson, Alistair Campbell, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), Grant Flower, Dave Houghton, Guy Whittall, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Ray Price, Eddo Brandes
