[Match Thread] Zimbabwe v New Zealand: Test Match

[takleg]

Our tail looks very weak without Crystal Meth. Regis and Waller have to stick around till the end of the day if we are going to pull things back

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Of the ODIs I've seen Chakabva played I can't say I've been won over; especially compared to Mutizwa who looks to have a bit of grit about him. But from what I've seen of Chakabva today, he's looked fine. Solid in defence and classically positive when he needs to be. Perhaps he is more well suited to the First Class arena contrary to what his career stats suggest.

I'm impressed by this partnership so far.

[Lostart]

Solid 50 partnership just when we needed it. Just keep going along like this for a while, cause we don't have much batting to come. Which is a bit of an understatement with Ray batting at 8. Still he may surprise us like Chris Martin didn't.

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

First Hami got out by bogging himself down this morning when he looked good yesterday, then Vusi lost concentration to a part-timer, Taylor had to pay for closer calls to himself and Vusi which were turned down earlier, now Taibu gives it away! At least the NZers gave their wickets away after maximising on the scoreboard. We really could use more experience in the middle order to take pressure away from our top four! They are simply under too much pressure when wickets start to fall, because they know so much depends on them. Let's be honest, even you guys feel a hint that all is lost when even if we were 4 down with Tino(assuming he was middle order), Waller & Chakabva still to come! Even during the NZ innings I feel we could've pegged them back another 50-80 runs on their total if we had more experience operating!

Man, I don't think there has ever been or will ever be an event or a fact that does not concurr with your set-in-stone views. Now Chakavba and Waller are even responsible for the soft dismissals of Vusi, Taylor and Tibba.

All the experienced campaigners (read out top 4) are more guilty as they thwarted starts but ugliest of soft dismissals. 2 quick wickets, middle order in, 2 debutants....everything lost as per hhm's view but this forum have sensibly more faith on the young blood and they proved it. The 2 debutants who shouldnot have been in the squad are just 5 runs short of the highest partnership in the match. Duffin cashed on his debut 50 for quite sometime and if Waller scores 8 more than I believe the unfair comparison of our proud youngsters with so-called-experienced players (read Matsi, Duffin, Ewing) will end.

Go Malcolm, Go Regis

[Jemisi]

I know you have rated Regis, Dr.

[Jemisi]

Short stuff from around the wicket, interesting new plan

[Jemisi]

Waller needs to come up with a plan here

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

If you guys enjoy multi-tasking than you can fill Andy Flower's test ton on his wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Flower

Only his 4 ODI tons were here so i edited and inserted test ton table.

[Conant]

When I see how at ease Chakabva seems to play Vettori, I can't believe how complicated Mawoyo made it look

[Jemisi]

Well done to Waller. Let's hope he can go on.