Test XI - Windies series

[Mueddie28]

This is embarrassing let's hope mashinge Campbell and akram can bat to put us over a ton

[CrimsonAvenger]

This is set up well for Shumba to shine. Please!

[Mueddie28]

This is set up well for Shumba to shine. Please!

Looks like shumba replaces Wes
Maruma replaces Burl if he is not playing the test
Tiripano just got himself into the squad maybe not as a start..
Chivanga is in barring injury
Let's see what captain Akram does
That's why they should have had included Jonathan Campbell, Antum Naqvi and Ben Curran in the squad
Could have called it a Logan Cup Zim Select

[Mueddie28]

WI 86-0
Looks like they're going to just use the time for batting practice.

A bulging disc is a serious problem, it doesn’t go away either.
Faraz Akram is a decent club bowler at best. Who keeps punting him?
Who makes him captain for the squad too?

[secretzimbo]

You're right (for once) - Akram isn't great. But he isn't the captain either. Don't believe anything Cricinfo says. Tiripano is captaining.

[Crastle_cog]

Curran should've been there.
Unless he's changed his mind or was never a regional player in the first place.
Rocks having no foreign exports raises the question right there.
He had his poor patch but still has an average of almost 53 in the logan cup this season.
I would rather see a player with county experience as opposed to the likes of Maruma and Gumbie.
Also if I'm not wrong this is Wes' 4th consecutive duck in red ball cricket for a team representing Zimbabwe

[Googly]

Wes is having a poor time of it in red ball. I feel for the guy.

I have a feeling they'll make Curran do at least 2 years penance, and that's assuming he does well. He hasn't really grabbed anyone's attention as yet. He can play though! He's a decent T20 opener, gets most of his runs behind square with paddles.
I was obviously hoping we'd do a lot better, I just had the feeling that these last few games of Logan have been played to a decent standard, and they probably have. The issue, as always, is our guys struggle with anything more than medium pace.

[secretzimbo]

Ya he may have changed his plans, so who knows. I’m quite surprised he didn’t even get into this ‘XI’ squad to be honest. Although he has only come good the past two weeks.
He obtained a passport last year and according to the early season paperwork he didn’t have an ‘O’ next to his name for overseas.

I think his best performances for Northants always seemed to be in the T20 so I hope he is still around in April for the domestic T20

[Donald]

Curran has to be in test squad

[secretzimbo]

Curran has to be in test squad

He's had 1 good match in 4 months. Of course he shouldn't be.