Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

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Re: Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

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chappie coventry wrote:
Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:35 am
Would have walked this in if we were full strength.
So frustrating
I think one of Williams or Ervine
Maybe a tactic change or two

Ie a specialist spinner

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Re: Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

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Zimbabwe sink further at international level.

They are now properly behind Ireland and Afghanistan as a test nation. That is a real shame.

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Re: Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

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sam_ahm wrote:
Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:45 am
Zimbabwe sink further at international level.

They are now properly behind Ireland and Afghanistan as a test nation. That is a real shame.
Thats not news, or shouldn't be anyway. Zimbabwe have been behind since 2019 I would say (when they toured Ireland and Scotland and lost 5-0 with Taylor, Williams, Ervine, Raza, Hamilton, and Jarvis).

The real issue is will ZIM be able to arrange regular Tests per year? You will need to play 5-6 a year to improve. And the bulk of them have to be against Afghanistan and Ireland, with one series a year against the lower ranked WTC sides (BD, WI, SL, PAK).

Plenty of next gen players have stepped up in recent times (Wez, Bennett, Welch, and Curran).
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Re: Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

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sam_ahm wrote:
Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:45 am
Zimbabwe sink further at international level.

They are now properly behind Ireland and Afghanistan as a test nation. That is a real shame.
Yes and no
I would say each game got game 5.

I think a big difference is we don’t have an A grader.
Like Rashid or Tector.

Debuting 3 blokes in a game is never easy. I was up with a newborn for most of the test so I might do a run down of each player.

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Re: Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

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Andy31 wrote:
Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:42 am
chappie coventry wrote:
Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:35 am
Would have walked this in if we were full strength.
So frustrating
I think one of Williams or Ervine
Maybe a tactic change or two

Ie a specialist spinner
You bring in Williams or Ervine for Gwandu or Nyamhuri and it's a victory for sure.

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Re: Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

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To be honest I genuinely believe at full strength with the right selection we can beat them. Can't really fault anyone when Williams was injured the day before and Craig having to be with his wife. In fact I would say had Ireland lost here it would have been a bad look as we were missing the senior batsmen. Raza wasn't even needed here. It's a matter of mentality and keeping pressure when you have momentum

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Re: Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

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Selecting Gwandu and Nyamuri was the strange one. I was certain Masekesa was going to play. Not only because we didn't have a specialist spinner, he can bat too and is not 18 years old. I'm beginning to wonder what Sammons really is up to. That was way too risky especially considering they picked Mayavo too

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Re: Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

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Well that was bitterly disappointing. We should never have lost that. Good innings from Wes, probably should have gone forward to that. Showed a lot of fight, and he's gone up considerably in my estimation, always looks like he doesn't give a shit, but very clearly he does. Let's hope we see the new Madhevere, because he will have something to offer.

I hate seeing the tail enders having a hit, especially in the air, ffs grind it closer at least.

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Re: Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

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Kriterion_BD wrote:
Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:53 am
Plenty of next gen players have stepped up in recent times (Wez, Bennett, Welch, and Curran).
We wont know until they are tested against elite teams.

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Re: Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

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Googly wrote:
Mon Feb 10, 2025 9:10 am
Well that was bitterly disappointing. We should never have lost that. Good innings from Wes, probably should have gone forward to that. Showed a lot of fight, and he's gone up considerably in my estimation, always looks like he doesn't give a shit, but very clearly he does. Let's hope we see the new Madhevere, because he will have something to offer.

I hate seeing the tail enders having a hit, especially in the air, ffs grind it closer at least.
Allowing Ireland to score 260 in the first innings after being 5/31 is the real killer. Wes was organised and looked really composed. He was unlucky in the first innings and put up a great fighting knock in the 2nd. Let's hope he builds on this new found form. I think he realises now that with other players coming through he was no longer a walk up start.

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