Mangongo Speaks Out On Sean Williams

[Jemisi]

wanker is one thing, pig and donkey are another.

[sloandog]

Utsea is a miserable little shit! As is kamungozi! Either that or they aren't very intelligent chaps as the answers they gave were nothing short of embarrassing. Kamungozi seemed arrogant

[CrimsonAvenger]

he's an idiot in my view, always wants to be treated differently.

Yeah, that's pretty much it. He's always been that brainless rebel. Just when you thought there was some stability in his career. And this was bound to happen when you put two mercurial characters in the same dressing room.

[AussieZimFan]

I guess at least we got a reason as to why Williams isn't in the squad. Normally we don't even get that

[PieChucker]

It's about time that someone took a dig
at the wanker the donkey and pig
too bad he got banned
and free speech canned
but I doubt he gives a fig.

[zimbos_05]

HARARE - Zimbabwe's leading all-rounder Sean Williams says he is devastated after he was left out of the touring squad to Bangladesh following a fall-out with coach Stephen Mangongo.

Williams was excluded from Zimbabwe’s extensive tour to the Asian country that includes three Test matches and five One Day Internationals.

The Bulawayo-born all-rounder was left out of the squad after asking for some time off last week to visit his sick grandmother.

“Yes we had a disagreement,” Williams told the Daily News yesterday. “My grandmother was ill in Gaborone (Botswana), so I left training. That meant I missed a bit of training so my selection for the tour became difficult.

“The new rule is that you have to be at training to be in it with a chance of selection so we had a fall out.

“I was supposed to go to Triangle with the rest of the team but I got a letter telling me I had been excluded. I could read between the lines what it was all about.”

Apart from being excluded from the Test team, the left-handed top order batsman is also not part of the six players who will remain in Zimbabwe on standby for the ODI’s.

Being a useful left-arm spinner, Williams would have been an asset on the turning Bangladesh pitches. However, that will not be.

“Well obviously it’s disappointing. I have been in many tours to Bangladesh. I played the Dhaka Premier League there. I played the T20’s there,” Williams said.

“But there is nothing I can do. I will carry on playing the franchise here and I will be practicing with the Tuskers on Monday.

“For now I am waiting for the Dhaka Premier League but obviously I have to get a clearance first from Zimbabwe Cricket.”

The 28-year-old was, however, hopeful that despite his absence Zimbabwe would have a successful tour.

The former Zimbabwe Under-19 captain called on the senior players to take greater responsibility and put higher prices on their wickets.

“Look it’s sad but I just have to look forward. I hope they do well over there. I hope the senior guys get a lot of runs.”

[SpitfiresKent]

Sean did the right thing, family comes first. Mangongo is a heartless b*****d!

[eugene]

Surely an exception could be made for compassionate leave, particularly for a senior player.

[sloandog]

We need somebody who was on ground zero at the time of the events. Right now it's just Sean's word against Mangongo.

[aydee]

On the positive side, at least Williams appears to have responded to this positively, rather than sulking.

I would expect him to take a lot of runs and wickets for the Tuskers once franchise cricket starts.