Match Thread - Zimbawe v Bangladesh 1st Test

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Firstly, why doesn't the Zimbabwe-Bangladesh Test series have a perpetual trophy? The rivalry between these two sides is so strong it deserves one. Even Zimbabwe-Australia has one :shock:

First session was pretty ordinary until Taylor and Masakadza came together. Maruma is barely a batsman let alone an opener :shock: No surprise he went early, in fact he was lucky to get off the mark after edging one in the first over. Sibanda didn't look in great touch which is a worry because now that we are only playing with one opener, we need that opener to score some runs.

2/55 is not a great start. Absolutely it was Bangladesh's session. They know that if they get one more wicket it's pretty much all over. A lot of pressure on Masakadza and Taylor to score big. They are basically Zimbabwe's version of Hussey and Clarke.

How Meth and S Masakadza made the team ahead of Chatara is mystifying. He bowled so well in the West Indies :shock:

Huge praise to the selectors for persevering with Cremer though. He's being given chances which I love to see. It's the same reason I want to see Chatara persevered with, if you're going to debut players you have to give them a decent run in the side so they can find their feet. How long did it take for Steve Waugh to score a Test century?

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I don't understand the obsession with the run rate by the commentators. I couldn't care less how long it takes the batsmen to score their runs on day one of a Test match.

As long as wickets aren't falling that is. :)

In fact, if Zimbabwe batted for 150 overs - irrespective of what the total is - that would be an achievement.

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They butchered Malcolm Waller's First Class stats then. He averages over 40, not 32...
Surprised Dean du Plessis didn't pick up on that actually!

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foreignfield wrote:Anyone got a stream that's working?
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Thanks, that one's better :)

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brmtaylor.com admin wrote:They butchered Malcolm Waller's First Class stats then. He averages over 40, not 32...
Surprised Dean du Plessis didn't pick up on that actually!
Yeah I saw that, he deffo has not played 102 first class matches

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Just woken up to see the team selection and score. Maruma as an opener is crazy, Maruma in the team at all is crazy. Feel bad that Chatara and Williams have missed out. Masakadza should have opened and Williams slot in to the middle order.
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Geez, that was a close call. I'd prefer to see these guys just keep playing the way they're playing, there's no need to play the big shots right now. We need these guys to put on at least another hundred together; doesn't matter how long it takes.

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So 100 up very slowly. We are basically dependent upon a Taylor ton here.

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