Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

[Crastle_cog]

In many of the matches I remember there being 2 black pacers along with Hamilton and mire, so there were 7 whites and Raza quite a few times.

Maths not your strong suit?

I meant 7 including Raza lol, wasn't paying so much attention.

[Googly]

its stupid in a zimbabwean context.

'Lets make a quota to deny the 15 kids in the system of a certain race opportunities. Lets deny opportunities to a minority that make 0.1% of the population.

A sport that they took to Zimbabwe mind you.


Usually diversity quotas are in place or justified to protect minorities, not rub them out.

BS
There's something fundamentally wrong when a tiny 0.1% of the population, backed by material advantages—often built on the exploitation of cheap Black labor—ends up disproportionately representing the other 99.9% in a so-called national sport. Ideally, selection should come from the widest possible talent pool. The real focus should be on inspiring and enabling every Black kid to see cricket as a sport they can play, excel in, and one day represent their country in.

I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
Material advantages?
We've been independent for nearly half a century, grow up man and remove that giant chip off both shoulders. The whites built an entire country in half that time. Shame on you!!!

Get better at shit and it will all work out. Build one, just one, only one, high end private black school that can produce leaders. Stop believing you're owed something, you are owed absolutely fuck all now, theres nothing left to take, its all gone, up your game.

Eeish you've put an annoying post. My BP has red lined.
The whites have been on the back foot for 30 years!!!!!!
Leave race out of this.

[Kriterion_BD]

Xlife…where ya been all this time lol. Nothing like stirring the pot haha!

[ZIMDOGGY]

Each time I hear about these quotas I truly feel bad: I rule you out because you are white, I rule you in because you are black. This is racism!
This is the african application of that damned woke ideology.

On the other hand I feel well because (if I'm not wrong) this is the first time Zimbabwe plays without Raza, Williams, Ervine.
Only one or two years ago a squad without the big three was seen as a nightmare. Now we are attending a match where Zimbabwe is not at all under last matches par.
Clearly a "par" where you are a bit struggling against Ireland is not to be enthusiastic, it is anyway not the total collapse which was envisioned.

its stupid in a zimbabwean context.

'Lets make a quota to deny the 15 kids in the system of a certain race opportunities. Lets deny opportunities to a minority that make 0.1% of the population.

A sport that they took to Zimbabwe mind you.


Usually diversity quotas are in place or justified to protect minorities, not rub them out.

BS
There's something fundamentally wrong when a tiny 0.1% of the population, backed by material advantages—often built on the exploitation of cheap Black labor—ends up disproportionately representing the other 99.9% in a so-called national sport. Ideally, selection should come from the widest possible talent pool. The real focus should be on inspiring and enabling every Black kid to see cricket as a sport they can play, excel in, and one day represent their country in.

You talk as if black people are not capable of standing on their own two feet?
Is that how it is?
Or can you only do it if white people dont exist or not want the same things you do?

[Andy31]

Wicket still looking flat.

I think I heard day four might be a wash out

[Jemisi]

Finally a breach

[Andy31]

Wes bowling really well.

[tgk]

Wessss

[Andy31]

Shocked he didn’t bowl first innings

[Jemisi]

Blessing