foreignfield wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:26 pm
aydee wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:20 pm
News flash. SA have a much much much bigger, much much much stronger talent base than Zim. Massive gulf between the two. This test is going to be an enormous challenge. No amount of tinkering with selection changes this fact.
Well Namibia doesn't seem to be having any such problems against this "much much much bigger, much much much stronger talent base"...
http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/serie ... 3-day-cup/
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They are actually winning the 3-Day "Tests"!!!
After Streak and Cremer's big mouths about 4-day Tests giving them a chance, Zimbabwe just lost BY 5 WICKETS within 3 Days to 3rd grade players! That's pathetic!***
If they can't even win within 3 Days against such opposition what do you expect from them and their coach???
The definite middle order (3-6) of Craig, Taylor, Moor and Raza) just got a combined 100 runs against semi-pros and students in 8 innings. To call that pathetic would be an understatement!
You may all try to downplay this loss, but the embarrassment is eating the players. The morale is low. They're shaken. I don't even need to see them or be in that camp to know that they are feeling very low.
Be concerned. Be very concerned! deflecting doesn't help.
What else do Taibu, Streak and Cremer need to be put under pressure by fans if not such performances? If you won;t attack them but continue to give them a free pass then you're setting very low standards - not healthy for the country's premier cricket forum! This was the true "Test" because we all know they won't be a Test for the Proteas!
Even if they aren't they are a joke here already! How Streak and Taylor even got the abandoned T20 gigs plus now easy money through refunds is a question already. A lot of these clearly superior coaches and players("quota") should have gotten those roles instead.
***People out here bashing Panynagara for ripping through "3rd grade" players. Well, your "stars" and whole national team, under a "world class" overpaid coach just got molested by a 3rd grade select!