[Match thread] 1st ODI Afghanistan v Zimbabwe

[sloandog]

Milan it'll pick up the English mate.

It's just the Afghan broadcasters introducing it for now. Come 10.30 it'll pick up in English

[Ming]

Ervine in for Moor. Vitori in for Muzarabani. Afghanistan to bat first.

[SpitfiresKent]

The Zimbabwean national anthem is lonnnnng.

Can't wait to see Vitori bowl.

[Kriterion_BD]

There are actually a couple of ZIM fans in the stands!

Will be interesting to see how Vitori bowls.

Is this the first ever time Vitori, Chatara, and Jarvis are bowling in tandem??? I think so.

[sloandog]

Jarvis was a performer, I think it's fair to say he is a spent force, for a player who spent time playing in a professional set in county cricket you would expect more from him.
He has lost pace and is not swinging the ball or generating any kind of movement.Lets not forget this is the same player who was sharing a dressing room with James Anderson.
He has been a complete disappointment.

Dont even get me started on Brandon Taylor.

I hope they both prove me wrong

I don't know what your're smoking but I want some..

Against South Africa in the test match, Jarvis was our best bowler. In the test match against the West Indies he kept it tight and took wickets when others struggled. He's done the same in the ODI's he's played since his comeback and taken wickets. Not moving the ball? He's moving rhe ball appreciably in all the games I've watched of him.
Not sure what sharing a changing room with James Anderson has to do with anything. When he was at Lancashire Jarvis moved the ball more than most and took wickets for fun. Here he's bowling virtaully on a dirt track with little in it for the bowlers, yet he's still been the standout.

[jaybro]

WHat about the eye brow on the Afghanistan opener

[jaybro]

Interesting Vitori is bowling with long sleeves maybe he’s still worried about his action

[jaybro]

I can’t see any change in his delivery sadly

[jaybro]

No movement out there we will have to rely on drying up the runs and waiting for them to play dumb shots

[Mr Twig]

Vitori still looks dodgy to me. Must be right on the limit.