1st Test | Zimbabwe V/s Pakistan | Harare

[CrimsonAvenger]

This is problem with prince's strategy to just block block and block ..once u get out after playing so many balls and not scoring it looks ugly

Yea that's my point with PM, he doesn't rotate the strike at all.

You guys are making it look like he is the only culprit, no one has rotated the strike so far

[secretzimbo]

Was thinking about the Wes discussions earlier in the thread. I don't know if he was dropped/injured/or what. I was disappointed he wasn't included initially.

But actually I'm pleased he isn't in this squad. He had a terrible Test series against Afghanistan. Lots of our senior players are missing here and theres a high chance we are going to get trounced in both matches. Wes playing here - so quickly after his poor Afg series - could absolutely destroy his confidence and his interest in this format.

He's just has a great T20 series. Let him enjoy that. Let him have a month outside of the bio bubble to recharge. Bring him back for the Bangladesh series where we will have big name players back and we have a much greater chance of being competitive.

It's good to protect him. He's still so young remember.

[sloandog]

He has very few shots though mate.
Taylor and Musakanda at least have some power and can find the boundaries.
I know PM played a lovely on drive but he has very few shots and his technique inhibits his ability to play much through the leg side. His entire body is pointing to the off side.

Pakistan have bowled superbly though this morning haven't they? Very few boundary balls

[sloandog]

Musakanda gone.


NZ 2005 springs to mind

[zimbos_05]

I feel with Prince he either all block, or all in, there is no in between. So he doesn't really know how to rotate the strike or what to do when he is under pressure, so he just goes in to this shell and blocks everything and goes defensive...and suddenly we are three down for nothing and in deep trouble.

We really can't keep up with these types of openers who lay terrible platforms and put their own team under pressure.

[Zimco]

God I could have driven a truck through musakandas defence there.

[grant]

The music at HSC is just ear piercing

I like "Don't stop 'til you get enough", so I didn't mind that... Taste in music is subjective I guess.
The other stuff is ear piercing for me too though.

And Musakanda is gone too now

[sloandog]

Right, wonder boy Shumba in the side.
This is great to see

[grant]

This is going to be ugly...

[sloandog]

The music at HSC is just ear piercing

I like "Don't stop 'til you get enough", so I didn't mind that... Taste in music is subjective I guess.
The other stuff is ear piercing for me too though.

And Musakanda is gone too now

Yea I didn't mind hearing the MJ number, but that broken street beat is awful