[Match Thread] 1st Test, Zimbabwe vs West Indies

[zimbot]

Brilliant effort from the skipper and Williams there. Cleaning up the tail quite easily. Now to negotiate this little period without losing a wicket

[Jemisi]

Crimson

[Jemisi]

Regis had a good effort behind the sticks. 2 straight catches. A smart stumping . Only one bad moment and a couple of byes.

[eugene]

We need our resident Matabeleland'er zimdan to give us a weather update.

zimdan is in Mutare now I believe.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

219 on a first day Queens track!

Yeah it's unusually low - but let's see how Zimbabwe respond. You can't judge a pitch until both teams have batted.

The trick here is just getting through to stumps unscathed. I don't care if we're 0/0 at stumps. Hopefully Masakadza and Mire channel their inner Mawoyo.

[foreignfield]

Just spotted a guy in a German football jersey in the crowd--I wish it was me

[Jemisi]

He is away...

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Whack!

Mire off the mark in Tests.

[Jemisi]

219 on a first day Queens track!

Yeah it's unusually low - but let's see how Zimbabwe respond. You can't judge a pitch until both teams have batted.

The trick here is just getting through to stumps unscathed.

For sure

[brmtaylor.com admin]

I'd feel a bit more comfortable if Masakadza was stonewalling here
I think Mire just bats the same way regardless of the match situation.