Road to the England Test 2025

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ZIMDOGGY
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Re: Road to the England Test 2025

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Marshmallow wrote:
Fri May 02, 2025 2:07 pm
England squad: Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.

Early prediction : England going to wrap the match in 2 days.
Don’t think so, we have Ervine.
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Re: Road to the England Test 2025

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ZIMDOGGY wrote:
Fri May 02, 2025 3:54 pm
Marshmallow wrote:
Fri May 02, 2025 2:07 pm
England squad: Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.

Early prediction : England going to wrap the match in 2 days.
Don’t think so, we have Ervine.
England will want to bat for two days themselves.

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Re: Road to the England Test 2025

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The best squad X1
Ben Curran
Brian Bennet
Nick Welch
Craig Ervine (c)
Sean Williams
Raxa /Madhevere ( spin)
Mavanyo wk
Masekewa (Spin)
Nyauchi
Richard Ngarava
Blessing Muzarabani

Hopefully they tour Ireland or Scotland after the beatdown..

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Re: Road to the England Test 2025

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Did anyone else see the interview where our chairman says there is a possibility we play the proteas in England after. He said practice but maybe it makes sense we have an official test there before the WTC final then only one in Bulawayo.

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Re: Road to the England Test 2025

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I see the game or games lasting for maybe 3 and a half to 4 days because they will want to bat for a bit. Please please take quite a few seamers if we have to play the Proteas as well.

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Re: Road to the England Test 2025

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TapsC2 wrote:
Sat May 03, 2025 6:20 am
Did anyone else see the interview where our chairman says there is a possibility we play the proteas in England after. He said practice but maybe it makes sense we have an official test there before the WTC final then only one in Bulawayo.
A proper FC game against SA in England would be awesome. I'm not convinced that cutting their visit later in year to only one Test is a good idea though.

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Re: Road to the England Test 2025

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Marshmallow wrote:
Fri May 02, 2025 2:07 pm
England squad: Ben Stokes (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Sam Cook, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.

Early prediction : England going to wrap the match in 2 days.
Jacob Bethell skipping this one for the IPL. Seems the ECB are softening up to the IPL or maybe it's a once because "it's just Zimbabwe".

Is Shoaib Bashir the best spinner in England? His numbers are a bit underwhelming. And didn't he switch counties recently because he was struggling to get a game?

As for the length of the Test match? I say it will be over by lunch on Day 3.

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