He's a great striker of a ball, not close to the best.
They had ample opportunity to bat Musekiwa during our triumphant victories in the Africa Z qualifier, but they didn't. To not want to change a winning team against the weakest opposition a member nation has ever played in the history of cricket is a bit sad
The obedient "journalists" trotted that one out. You can pay those guys 20 bucks to write anything and they do it. These "journalists" should be asking Mutendira stuff like- do you get instructions from anyone else?
Do you consult with Raza and Salamander? Do you drink before a selection meeting?
Do you really deep down in your heart believe you were hard done by 25 years ago and does that influence your selections? How much is Faraz paying? At what point will you consider stepping aside?
Do you feel proud, relieved or embarrassed when we beat Mozambique?
Faraz is just living proof, as if we needed more, of how corrupt ZC is. One would like to think that Salamander has no say in selections. If he does then he's a lemon. Does Mutendira also pick the batting line-up? I mean fuck it why doesn't he just coach the side? What we do know is that Raza has a lot of say. Maybe the convo went like this- Give me Faraz and I'll give you Wes. Whatever happened there was disgraceful. If Faraz is going to be our no 7 or 8 until Raza retires maybe he should bat up the order a bit in franchise and club cricket. Let's not forget he joined Takashinga club this last season, along with Raza in their vain attempts to beat the schoolboy Rangers side. We thought by Raza only bowling Faraz for 3 overs in the regionals he'd buried his mate, but in fact the deal was already in place. Silly us
That team was selected long ago
Raza must just stop saying country first and all that good stuff because we're no longer buying it.
When ZC (Mawoza) is questioned about Madhevere's and Akram's stats there's radio silence. We keep getting told that stats are the way they pick the players, but they left out the proviso that its only some of the stats and some of the players. A couple of the ghost accounts mentioned Faraz had a good time of it against Sri Lanka (? or was it Bangladesh?).
He absolutely did, fair dues to him. He's also possibly the worst fielder we've ever had. I feel a bit bad about rubbishing him because he's a great guy and a good cricketer, but what they're doing here is just bullshit, there are better all-rounders, better bowlers and better batsmen than him, depending on what role he's supposed to play.
So what happens if we lose badly? Do they blame the white players for throwing the game? For not trying hard enough? They've done that multiple times before.
Oh I know... it's a young team and we're in our 25th year of developing it. That's the go to.
Of course they may win and we'll all have to shut the f#* up.
Factor in Pakistan throwing a game I would be hugely curious what team Ervine and Williams would select!!!!
They've played at the highest level for 15 years or so, they play with all of these guys, they're high class batsmen. They've forgotten more about cricket than Mutendira has ever known. I guarantee theyre never consulted. My bet is that their teams would look very different. I wonder if they'll have to sign an NDA when they retire?
They know the system well, just keep quiet, smile and wave and pray you get picked. And pray there's a role for them in ZC after they retire. I doubt. They could of course replace Jarvis who does not a lot, or Houghton who appears to have been sidelined. One of the most knowledgeable and respected men in world cricket sitting around twiddling his thumbs and getting old. Does it get worse than that? Raza doesn't even play domestic cricket, probably hasn't seen half the players, he plays club cricket against Rangers only
That's a story all by itself and a big warning bell if you're a white guy If Raza can influence team selection then surely Ervine has a say if he's the ODI captain?
Anyway let's see the starting line-ups and how we go.
For the first time in my life I'm wanting a few guys to fail and us to still win. That's a big conflict of interests.
We almost need to get smashed every single game so we can have a total reset because believe me they'll panic.
