[Match Thread] OnIy Test: SL vs ZIM

[Mueddie28]

1 Regis Chakabva, 2 Hamilton Masakadza, 3 Tarisai Musakanda, 4 Craig Ervine, 5 Sean Williams, 6 Sikander Raza, 7 Malcolm Waller, 8 Peter Moor (wk), 9 Graeme Cremer (capt.), 10 Chris Mpofu, 11 Donald Tiripano

Debut for Musakanda.

No Chatara , no Mire , no Nathan Waller ....Streak what are you doing

[jaybro]

Batting first ....

Our bowling lineup looks very weak Mpofu & Tiripano won't be scaring any batsman .....

[eugene]

I guess the thinking is that it is going to be spinners who will pick up wickets. Chatara must be injured surely?

[Jemisi]

I think his knee is giving him trouble

[PSR]

Mpofu? Seriously? Mediocre at best

[Jemisi]

Hopefully the first of many

[Conant]

So, Zimbabwe win their first and most important toss of the tour ad elect to bat! Most important because had they lost they would have batted second and Herath would have run through them.

So first strike Zimbabwe then.

The bowling looks very thin but lately there isn't much to grumble about in the selections. I think the only reason Chatara was left out is because he might not be fit enough for a whle Test match. I hope Panyangara comes back soon. He's still our best bowler.

I am puzzled by Pj Moor's inclusion, with Chakabva playing. Are we going to suffer a whole 100 plus overs of of PJ Moor's woeful keeping?

And wasn't Ervine the Test player very poor for the last three years.

Anyway, there's nobody else so fingers crossed.

[Mr Twig]

Commentator is right. Regis should be keeping.

[Jemisi]

Ervine the test player is going fine Connant. Back to back fifties during the last series.

[Conant]

Ervine the test player is going fine Connant. Back to back fifties during the last series.

Thanks.