Regis Chakabva moves to Australia

[TapsC2]

I doubt we are going to see Ballance anytime soon. Same goes for Welch in the short term. I think Melton and Curran are probably the guys for now. Hopefully Curran has a better go in the Logan Cup and somehow they convince Melton to give it a go. Problem is when you play county 2nds for so long you don't have the "stats" to get favours. How Curran has played hasn't helped the situation as well.

Let's focus on building a decent pace attack. It's very possible. We just need Evans to take his batting more seriously. Its very possible for us to have a number 7 who is an important part of the attack.

Providing a decent wage for players who are just below the top 10 is obviously the big question. They have enough money to pay maybe 20 guys a decent amount. Which would be enough in my opinion

[secretzimbo]

Literally every single thread ends up being about white players abroad.

[Googly]

True. There's Muyeye, Matigimu and Myers as well.

The abroad part is because a lot of folk don't quite believe we've got the local talent to step up.

[Googly]

For sure people may be grasping at straws. I don't think it's a black white issue at all. We want our team to be contenders.

[secretzimbo]

Yeah for sure...it's just every thread Quite tiring as a lot of it is unrealistic or a lot of it is repeated many times.

None of them would replace the intangibles that Regis has brought to the squad over the last few years anyway. By all accounts he has been effectively the national captain for quite some time. Particularly last year when BT had the captaincy but was reportedly completely disinterested and uninvolved. Regis has had a huge impact leading the younger black players in the squad. Can't replace his experience, passion, work-rate and universal popularity and respect so easily. And despite a few annoying mistakes in this world cup, as a glovesman over the past 2 years he's been mostly exceptional - his keeping really has improved significantly since his younger days. He's going to be very difficult to replace, particularly in ODI and Test cricket.

Influential, experienced voice gone from the change room.

Worrying times as we wait to see what Craig and Sean decide to do with various formats too.

[TapsC2]

True. There's Muyeye, Matigimu and Myers as well.

The abroad part is because a lot of folk don't quite believe we've got the local talent to step up.

Well one is a refugee, the other seems to be trying to make it in SA and the other might go down the Murray route. Sad times but you also have to want it. This goes for all of them. You have to get guys who really have the passion and want to succeed with us. If you just throw money at people who don't have the desire to want to play for us they will come and mess about for 2 years then leave.

[Googly]

I'm certain they have will and passion, certainly enough to start from the bottom in strange countries. What they lack is blind faith in an organisation that to date has taken our cricket to the brink of oblivion and treat the key personnel ie the players as an inconvenient necessity as opposed to a valuable resource. They look after a couple of guys and the rest have an exceedingly hard time. Throwing money is an exaggeration, I'm sure most players would settle for about 10-20% of what the "money throwers" enjoy as their legitimate monthly stipend for managing things spectacularly poorly.

[ZIMDOGGY]

I guess Regis must have had a great time when he visited Aus over the last few months.

He has no doubt found a club side who are willing to bring him in under a sport international visa.

[ZIMDOGGY]

A very genuine question to any Zimbabwean out here. I am not trying to instigate any race card here just asking this question out of curiosity. Suppose ZC manages to lure all three of balance, Welch and Moor (now that chakabva's future in uncertain) . In that case this is the team we might play for qualifiers ODI
1. Ballance
2. Welch
3. ervine
4. Williams
5. Raza.
6. Moor
7. Burl
8. Jongwe or Campbell (if he keeps doing well)
9. Evans
10. Ngarava
11. Muzarbani
Do you think zimbabwe can play as many as 7 whites in the team ? If it gives your best team ?

It's a moot point because that isn't even our best team, even if it was possible (it's not). Welch and Ballance are under contract. They aren't going to be playing for Zimbabwe in the next year or so at least.

Moor in't even the first choice wicket-keeper for Mountaineers these days so it's a stretch to see him keeping wicket for Zim in a world cup qualifier, even before you consider that everyone in ZC despises him currently. And I don't see how Campbell and Burl would ever both fit in the same team.

So it's a question that doesn't need answering.

Don’t worry about contracts. In sport contracts get agitated all the time. Look at the nrl.
Also BT was contracted at the time of when he returned. There’s no point having a player on your payroll if he really doesn’t want to be there.
Welch won’t come under contract I don’t think but I can see Ballance being enticed.
World Cup, less heat, might get better pay, Houghton etc

[secretzimbo]

I guess Regis must have had a great time when he visited Aus over the last few months.

He has no doubt found a club side who are willing to bring him in under a sport international visa.

Nah this has been on the cards for a while. He signed with the club before the world cup.