test cricket

[andybligz]

now that we are returning to test cricket im keen to see what ur 15 man dquad would be for our first test back . i know these have been done millions of times but its not far away now and a lot of players have returned. so what would ur lineup and backup players be ???

BAT
1.T.Duffin
2.T.Mawayo
3.B.Taylor
4.S.williams
5.S.Ervine
6.G.Lamb
7.T.Taibu (wk)
8.G.Cremer
9.T.Pynangara
10.R.Price(c)
11.C.Mpofu

12.S.Masakadza
13.C.Ervine
14.H.Masakadza
15.E.Chigumbura

[sloandog]

My Squad would be:

1. T.Duffin
2. B.Taylor
3. S.Williams
4. T.Taibu (Wkt/Cpt)
5. S.Ervine
6. C.Ervine
7. E.Chigumbura
8. S.Mazakadza
9. G.Cremer
10. R.Price
11. K.Jarvis/T.Chitara

12. Chris Mpofu
13. H.Mazakadza
14. G.Lamb
15. S.Marrilliar

[jimbo]

My Squad would be:

1. T.Duffin
2. B.Taylor
3. S.Williams
4. T.Taibu (Wkt/Cpt)
5. S.Ervine
6. C.Ervine
7. E.Chigumbura
8. S.Mazakadza
9. G.Cremer
10. R.Price
11. K.Jarvis/T.Chitara

Thats a good squad to unleash Sloandog, We gotta crank up the pace in the tests and unsettle sides, No good with plodders like Mupariwa bowling 72mph

[sloandog]

Thats a good squad to unleash Sloandog, We gotta crank up the pace in the tests and unsettle sides, No good with plodders like Mupariwa bowling 72mp

Exactly mate.
When we return I don't want to see a side packed with 4 spinners and a medium pace bowler.
This is test Cricket now, and like you rightfully say it's time to crank it up a notch.
Get our main crop of fast bowler fit (Mazakadza Jnr. Chris Mpofu, Ian Nicholson, Tinasche Panyangara) Jarvis and Chitara will be our 90Mph bowlers, but they're young yet and need to keep playing first class cricket. However I'd still take them both, they could be our wild cards.

If we were going on a tour to say Australia, I'd take two 4 fast bowlers in Mpofu, Mazakadza Jnr, Ian Nicholson and Jarvis/Chitara.
Then there's Price and Cremer and Ervine to back them up.
Picking Mupariwa is a very very very very large step backwards

[andybligz]

lamb has to playy ahead of chigs . he can bat for long periods and bowl 20 overs a day for hardly any runs which would buil pressure and allow someone like chitara , jarvis,mpofu or s.masakadza to attack from the other end . but sloan ur team looks about rite , duffin has to be there

[Robin]

1. B.Taylor
2. T.Mawayo
3. H.Masakadza
4. V.Sibanda
5. T.Taibu
6. S.Ervine
7. G.Lamb/G.Cremer (to bat at 8)
8. E.Chigumbura
9. K.Meth/C.Mpofu
10.S.Masakadza
11.R.Price

The option would be to play Cremer but then have to go for Meth's extra batting ability instead of an out and out new ball bowler.
I think the sectors will look to pack the batting.

Ballace to open if he commits to Zim with Mawayo to drop out or Taylor to drop down the order.

Those who have ommitted Hamilton are mad. I know he has had a poor run in ODI cricket, yet he is one of only 4 proven test standard batsmen that Zim have at their disposal (Taibu, S.Ervine & Taylor the others).

[morgieb]

I don't know about squad, but this side should be good...

1. Masadazka
2. Sibanda
3. Williams
4. Taylor
5. Ervine snr.
6. Taibu
7. Chigburmua
8. Cremer
9. Meth (yeah he was crap at international cricket last time, so what?)
10. Price
11. Rainsford

[sloandog]

Why would you choose Rainsford

[andybligz]

Why would you choose Rainsford

rainsford would be rubbish at test level yes he can swing a bowl sometimes but hes way to slow and to injury prone , you need players that can play for 5 days straight