Zimbabwe will have a team - what it looks like is open to debate, of course.marc71178 said:This is of course assuming that Zimbabwe have a team come Wednesday or even now.
I see that Chris Broad was down to referee this series, but was switched after complaints...
What grounds would those complaints have if the doosra is proven to be illegal?
And will never ever be a match referee ever again at international level.luckyeddie said:Zimbabwe will have a team - what it looks like is open to debate, of course.
Slightly tongue-in-cheek but naturally, if the doosra is determined to be illegal, the testing will have to be done all over again until they get it right, and Chris Broad will be quietly forgotten about. If it's found to be legal then Chris Broad will be publicly humiliated, hung out to dry and most definitely not quietly forgotten about.
I was being sarcastic.marc71178 said:Why should he?
As I said at the time, he must have been fairly confident that there was something wrong to have even suggested it, after the furore surrounding that particular bowler and also considering that this was his first series as a referee.
My guess is that there just MIGHT be a hidden agenda here - one for the conspiracy theorists - but the opposite way round to the way that the 'Stitching Murali up so that Warne can have the world record unopposed' brigade might think.marc71178 said:Why should he?
As I said at the time, he must have been fairly confident that there was something wrong to have even suggested it, after the furore surrounding that particular bowler and also considering that this was his first series as a referee.
Bruce Yardley (former Australian offspinner) was appointed to make sure Murali bowled the same doosra during the tests as he did in the Test series. Both Yardley and Elliot were satisfied that Murali's action was consistent.rolande said:maybe murali changed his doosra action for the cameras
Poor?marc71178 said:can anyone help us classify these players?!
Yeh, me also... They havent been sacked yet though.. Hopefully their selection panel has been re-jigged and these guys will play for Zim again.. Not looking brilliant for them thoughChubb said:Those are the players I think most people, including myself, have never heard of. I used to be a Zimbabwe fan but I'm through with them now. It's gone past the stage where you can really support them as underdogs anymore. I reckon the sacked players should set up a "Real Zimababwe" XI and play tests in Sharjah, if only that were possible.
Chigumbura also bowls medium-pacers and had a strong U19 world-cup. I'd class him as an all-rounder.Chubb said:Try looking on the Zimbabwe Cricinfo pages, they have the records of everyone who has played 1st class in Zimbabwe.
Tinashe Panganyara: was the star at the u19 world cup. He's played 1 first class game. He scored 1 run, and took 5-71 from 28 overs He bowls RFMs.
Prosper Utesya has played 11 1st class games for Mashonaland A. He has a batting average of 13 and a bowling average of 44. If he's getting figures like that in the Logan Cup then he wouldn't even be playing Minor Counties. He bowls offbreaks
Tawanda Mpariwa has played 6 1st class games. His batting average is 15, his bowling average 28 with 14 wickets, he's an RFM
Edward Rainsford has played 10 matches. His batting average is 10, his bowling average is 25 . He bowls RFMs
Brendon Taylor is a batsman. His batting average in first-class is 27. He keeps wicket and I think he got a big hundred at the u19 World Cup.
Elton Chigumbura is a batsman with an average of 25.
Those are the players I think most people, including myself, have never heard of. I used to be a Zimbabwe fan but I'm through with them now. It's gone past the stage where you can really support them as underdogs anymore. I reckon the sacked players should set up a "Real Zimababwe" XI and play tests in Sharjah, if only that were possible.
I'd go for an innings and 200. Anything more would be risking the weather.Loony BoB said:Anyone care to take a guess at how many runs Sri Lanka will win by in the strongest victory (where they bat first)?
yes if 2 non competitive test nations werent enough.Loony BoB said:What about ODI's? I still think Kenya should get a shot at being a test nation sometimes.