I'm a bit confused, but Cricinfo have the squad down as:
Brendan Taylor (capt), Regis Chakabva, Elton Chigumbura, Craig Ervine, Hamilton Masakadza, Tino Mawoyo, Keegan Meth, Chris Mpofu, Ray Price, Vusi Sibanda, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Prosper Utseya, Brian Vitori
So no Jarvis in there. I'm as shocked as anyone at the omission of Forster. I sincerly hope Tino can pay back all the faith invested in him, but giong into your debut test with no confidence whatsoever bodes ill. Looking at this squad I'd rather have Prosper open Hom's that for a leftfield selection?
Js watchd ZBC lunchtime sports news cricket report. They called Bangladesh '' WORLD CRICKET POWERHOUSE'' !!! I couldnt believe it seeing we are the only team behind them and havent been playn 4 6 years. lol lol lol ! ! ! I wonder which choices theyll go for , spin and pace. Vitori or Jarvis, Price or Prosper. I thnk Keegan is in, was impressd with 0.72 economy in Bang 2nd innings. Vitori tends to be expensive but hweva he does it, he takes wickets. He is inline for a test debut, i hope its a special one for all dubutants
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe 2011 We have a few surprises for Bangladesh -
Taylor
ESPNcricinfo staff
August 01, 2011
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor believes his team could spring a few surprises on Bangladesh in the one-off Test which starts on Thursday, and also suggested that conditions in Harare would suit the Zimbabweans. "It is great that we are coming back to play Tests and as we go into our first match the good thing is that our opponents don't quite know what to expect from us and we have a few surprises for them," said Taylor. Zimbabwe have played 33 ODIs against Bangladesh since their Test suspension - including 14 in 2009 alone - with Bangladesh having dominated those games, winning 24 of them. Mohammad Ashraful is the only member of Bangladesh's squad to have played a Test against Zimbabwe, however, a situation Taylor is hoping work out in his team's favour. "They have been playing over the years and they have always been improving, so have we behind the scenes," he said. "They know an awful lot about us in the one-day format of the game but they may not have the information they would have wanted as far as Test cricket is concerned, and we are looking to make good use of that." Despite Bangladesh's supremacy over Zimbabwe in recent times, Taylor insisted there was little to
separate the teams going into the Test, saying: "We will take each session as it comes and play
positively with a winning mindset. We know they
will be up for it and so will we and we are confident that if we play our best cricket this is a winnable match. "They are a strong side especially when they are playing at home, but we are at home where we will make sure we put our conditions to good use. We should just make sure they are not as comfortable as they would want to be. We have a plan and if we stick to it we should win." Zimbabwe will also be bolstered by the return of wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu, one of their most experienced players and one of only two current Zimbabwe cricketers to have recorded a Test century. Taibu has not quite fully recovered from the thumb injury that kept him out of cricket since the World Cup earlier this year, but said he was fit enough to play in both the Test and the limited-overs series that follows. "It's not fully healed but it is comfortable enough
for me to play in the Test match and the ODIs as
well," said Taibu. "It is a very important match and
we will need all the resources we can get."
Zimbabwe Newsr. Zimbabwe have played 33 ODIs against Bangladesh since their Test suspension - including 14 in 2009 alone - with Bangladesh having dominated those games, winning 24 of them. Mohammad Ashraful is the only member of Bangladesh's squad to have played a Test against Zimbabwe, however, a situation Taylor is hoping work out in his team's favour. "They have been playing over the years and they have always been improving, so have we behind the scenes," he said. "They know an awful lot about us in the one-day format of the game but they may not have the information they would have wanted as far as Test cricket is concerned, and we are looking to make good use of that." Despite Bangladesh's supremacy over Zimbabwe in recent times, Taylor insisted there was little to
separate the teams going into the Test, saying: "We will take each session as it comes and play
positively with a winning mindset. We know they
will be up for it and so will we and we are confident that if we play our best cricket this is a winnable match. "They are a strong side especially when they are playing at home, but we are at home where we will make sure we put our conditions to good use. We should just make sure they are not as comfortable as they would want to be. We have a plan and if we stick to it we should win." Zimbabwe will also be bolstered by the return of wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu, one of their most experienced players and one of only two current Zimbabwe cricketers to have recorded a Test century. Taibu has not quite fully recovered from the thumb injury that kept him out of cricket since the World Cup earlier this year, but said he was fit enough to play in both the Test and the limited-overs series that follows. "It's not fully healed but it is comfortable enough
for me to play in the Test match and the ODIs as
well," said Taibu. "It is a very important match and
we will need all the resources we can get."
Despite Mutizwa ommission for now, I would say it is a fairly balanced squad and no really obvious bias as of other years, could have been picked more on tactics. Taibu not fully fit, Chakabva could be stanby wicket keeper, Mawoyo is an opener so that's why Mutizwa is out. Our seam bowling really on present form and experience. Any changes would be after we have played our first test and somebody has really fallen short.
shumbat wrote:Despite Mutizwa ommission for now, I would say it is a fairly balanced squad and no really obvious bias as of other years, could have been picked more on tactics. Taibu not fully fit, Chakabva could be stanby wicket keeper, Mawoyo is an opener so that's why Mutizwa is out. Our seam bowling really on present form and experience. Any changes would be after we have played our first test and somebody has really fallen short.
But Mutizwa also keeps and a better batsman than Chakabva, hence the more reason I would have gone Mutizwa, but that's all ifs and buts, lets hope as someone said, this wakes up the likes of Mawoyo and Ervine into some performance, because even surely they recognize Mutizwa is breathing on their necks (actually surpassing, but since they are in they must believe they are ahead!), if they fail surely Mutizwa for Pakistan..
Hom's that for a leftfield selection? 
