Yeah there's basically a cap on how good a Zimbabwean cricketer can be before they start getting offered a lot more than ZC will to play lower levels of cricket. I'm not sure if Williams has actually reached the cap and got other offers or just decided to RQ again but it's definitely frustrating; you almost have to hope players don't get too good to make sure they stay in the side.
It's looking increasingly like we may have a Test team not qualify for the World Cup. The qualifying tournament is in Bangladesh and you'd have to say Afghanistan would be favourites to beat Zimbabwe there, particularly if Williams retires.
Actually no they stay 12th, but only just.
Yeah Afghanistan will favor the conditions but wondering that a qualifying tourney in BD when the WC suppose to happen in England does not make much of a sense. Ireland would have been a better choice for qualifying tourney.
Hate to say this, but what Zimbabwe needs are black players who are test class. White players do get easy offerings due to UK passports they hold, but not so much luck for black players. They have to do some thing outrageous as Olonga to get some recognition in UK. Few class black players - since they cannot leave the country - will be the way for Zimbos.
dunno what century you're in but black people can get uk passports as well...
They can get via a long tedious process. But most of the white population are already UK passport holders, or eligible for citizenship by descent.
Got to think he would easily get a county spot if he wanted it.
Indeed, when one recalls how impressive ZIM were looking in the late 1990s when the won a series in a very strong Pakistan team and played so well in 1999 W-Cup, their collapse since 2003 is one of the continued sad stories of international cricket.
Trust you by CW tradition to make such a misinformed post smh..
You can add Hilton Cartwright and both Ryan Higginses to your list too. A team of Zimbabwean expats would give Zimbabwe a pasting.
