Bowling........What The Hell Happened ??!!

[sloandog]

A Gary Brent-type bowler would be great on the subcontinent wickets. I am guessing Keegan Meth would do well, but it is hard to know as the idiot selectors never pick him.

I know right !! It's so annoying

[outswing]

Please can someone explain to me how Rainsford didnt play a single odi in this series when he took 5 in the last odi he played?

[sloandog]

Please can someone explain to me how Rainsford didnt play a single odi in this series when he took 5 in the last odi he played?

My guess would be that he's picked up an little niggle. He was well under pace in the T20 match. Did he even bowl 80mph ?? He's normally our quickest bowler aswell, so that's my guess.
If he didn't have a niggle then it's more poor selection

[andybligz]

keegan meth! surely you cannot ignore him anylonger! its proven we need someone like him or brent . our pace bowling atm is absoloute rubbish. our batting has proven it can win us matches but certainly not the bowlers. we need to put time into chatara and masakadza and also persist with nicolson and jarvis wherever the kid is . mpofu is rubbish he is way to inconsistent.

[sloandog]

I think Jarvis is a better bowler than Nicholson. He taller and has a better action, and he's got the ability to bowl 90+ Mph on a hard deck. Chitara is another who's got great potential. But again, potential ! They aren't ready yet.
I don't know where Jarvis is at the moment though :/

[zimfan1]

I think Jarvis is a better bowler than Nicholson. He taller and has a better action, and he's got the ability to bowl 90+ Mph on a hard deck. Chitara is another who's got great potential. But again, potential ! They aren't ready yet.
I don't know where Jarvis is at the moment though :/

I was quite impressed with Nicolson and i think he is defintly someone who we can invest with in the longer term. He has the agression of a fast bnowler and its good to see that in Masakadza, Jarvis and Nicolson we have raw talent but it will take at least 2 years to get them fine tuned.

Jarvis is still recovering from injury but is still in ZIm, think we will see him return in the next month or so but doubt he will be ready for the bangladesh tour.

[sloandog]

I think Jarvis is a better bowler than Nicholson. He taller and has a better action, and he's got the ability to bowl 90+ Mph on a hard deck. Chitara is another who's got great potential. But again, potential ! They aren't ready yet.
I don't know where Jarvis is at the moment though :/

I was quite impressed with Nicolson and i think he is defintly someone who we can invest with in the longer term. He has the agression of a fast bnowler and its good to see that in Masakadza, Jarvis and Nicolson we have raw talent but it will take at least 2 years to get them fine tuned.

Jarvis is still recovering from injury but is still in ZIm, think we will see him return in the next month or so but doubt he will be ready for the bangladesh tour.

Great to hear from you How's the job going ??
And ya i must agree there. In Nicolson, Jarvis, Mazakadza and possibly Chitara we have four genuine fast bowlers, but like you said mate, it'll take a couple of year until they're bowling sides out

[Mike]

Thing is, if Jarvis is getting injuries now (and he hasn't played that many matches) what would he be like in Test Match Series

Or even a full year of international cricket

[morgieb]

Entice Blignaut back. Pick 3 spinners, they're our main strength. Get Meth in there.

Kthnxbai.

[sloandog]

Blignaut won't be back, not a chance, and to be honest I don't think we should invest any more time in him. He "quit" in 2004 with all the other rebels, came back for two series against India and New Zealand at home, quit for 5 years, made a comeback for a couple of months, and then quit again. We don't want somebody who's going to be picking and choosing. Zimbabwe are heading in the right direction, the future is bright, and blignaut is the past.