Where to from here?

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

I think we are overreacting. We anyway knew this is where we stand, and as ZIMDOGGY says, there is nothing much you can do if the talent keeps seeping out. I had expected much worse - losing to one of SCO or HK was a distinct possibility given our best bowler wasn't there and our two recent young bloods tried out weren't there and we had two pacers returning from long layoffs. This gave us no hope really. To top it we committed more mistakes on the ground than ever before. Still managed a 2-1 record. We were always the underdogs against the Afghans given the current form and quality.

To see the positives, for once I thought the on-field captaincy was pretty good, not because I'm a Hamilton fan, but there were no shockers in terms of bowling changes, he adapted to match situations better than reading from the script like Elton or Prosper. He showed energy and was pushing his guys on the field to be more responsive. Chatara had a brilliant come back. Imagine, we thought he is gone. Can you believe how important it is to have him back and not too far away from his best? It is gold! Wellington and is still learning the tricks. Had the one off day. But yes, we have the elephants in the room - Vusi, Waller, Chigs, ...

Agree with you. With a proper team (Creamer and Moor part of XI, Richie no where near playing XI), we thrashed Bangladesh in consecutive matches. Though, they are a poor T20 team still they are a full member and we did really well coming from behind. I am not a T20 fan so not looking too much into this pyjama cricket. Let the tests returns, we have a good nucleus to build upon.

[ZIMDOGGY]

Sometimes, professional sporting teams will shed players, even stars, purely to freshen up and change the playing culture.

I feel that some players are too used to losing, they dont know any other way and dont fight appropriately.

Time to banish Elton, vusi etc.

[Googly]

I'm a fan of both of those guys. Vusi is still one of our best, when he's going well he's a great to watch.