I second.
Durham tour of Zimbabwe (2025)
Re: Durham tour of Zimbabwe (2025)
Maybe, but that's a little old school. The better players as a rule can and should play all/more formats, especially in our small pool of players.
For example Burl is an all format player, especially offering leg spin. I think his batting has suffered by him not playing more red ball. It's a volume thing more than anything.
I see Tsiga is in both squads as well. You have to wonder how much time goes into these selections when they put the same names in both squads.
Oh good to see Mubayiwa in there. He hasn't got a great record, but is about our only spinner that batters struggle to read. When he's having a good day he's very good.
For example Burl is an all format player, especially offering leg spin. I think his batting has suffered by him not playing more red ball. It's a volume thing more than anything.
I see Tsiga is in both squads as well. You have to wonder how much time goes into these selections when they put the same names in both squads.
Oh good to see Mubayiwa in there. He hasn't got a great record, but is about our only spinner that batters struggle to read. When he's having a good day he's very good.
Re: Durham tour of Zimbabwe (2025)
I assume that Tsiga is there as back up in one of the matches. Our selectors are always obsessed about having a backup keeper.Googly wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 11:24 amMaybe, but that's a little old school. The better players as a rule can and should play all/more formats, especially in our small pool of players.
For example Burl is an all format player, especially offering leg spin. I think his batting has suffered by him not playing more red ball. It's a volume thing more than anything.
I see Tsiga is in both squads as well. You have to wonder how much time goes into these selections when they put the same names in both squads.
Oh good to see Mubayiwa in there. He hasn't got a great record, but is about our only spinner that batters struggle to read. When he's having a good day he's very good.
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Re: Durham tour of Zimbabwe (2025)
Very surprised Evans isn't in the mixer.
Re: Durham tour of Zimbabwe (2025)
Surely one of those games is not on the same date as the Pro 50 final?
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No, the pro50 final is the weekend between the two matches.
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Evans played the Canada games, and went pretty well. So it's not like he's being ignored. Maybe fitness concerns?
Frost still Irish then, by the looks of it?
Disgraceful anti-Takaz bias though. No place for Roy Kaia, Innocent Kaia, Maruma and many others. Agenda clearly...
Frost still Irish then, by the looks of it?
Disgraceful anti-Takaz bias though. No place for Roy Kaia, Innocent Kaia, Maruma and many others. Agenda clearly...
Re: Durham tour of Zimbabwe (2025)
Outstanding red ball season. Better than Matt Campbell, for example.
Those games against Canada were grizzly for sure though. Keep him away from that format please!