Time to look around for a new fast bowling all rounder for me, perhaps it's time to look at someone like Nathan Waller or even Glen Querl.
On the spin bowling front I'm keen for Simon Mugava to be given a shot instead of Utseya in the one day arena and he has shown good promise with bat and ball.
Raza and Querl if available would be in my squad but I fear Querl will be snapped up by a county particularly if he continues to develop his batting.
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zimfan1 wrote:Time to look around for a new fast bowling all rounder for me, perhaps it's time to look at someone like Nathan Waller or even Glen Querl.
On the spin bowling front I'm keen for Simon Mugava to be given a shot instead of Utseya in the one day arena and he has shown good promise with bat and ball.
Raza and Querl if available would be in my squad but I fear Querl will be snapped up by a county particularly if he continues to develop his batting.
I haven't given up on Keegan Meth although he hasn't had a great time with the ball so far. Not many guys can get it to go both ways with ease like Keegs.
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bayhaus wrote:I think sometimes he thinks he is indispensable so shows up when he feels like it.
if true, that is sad ... can you imagine Chanders having that attitude - even when he WAS indispensable???
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FlowerPower wrote:PS I fear our next meeting with Bangladesh, I doubt we could do what they are doing to WI...pushing for a dignified draw.
Speaking of Bangladesh, this guy Abul Hasan just scored a ton against the West Indies attack of Edwards, Best, Sammy, Narine and whoever the other spinner is!
I don't know what logic the Bangladeshi selectors use to pick their players. If he wasn't batting at 9, you wouldn't know if this guy is in as a batsmen or bowler! 6FC matches, no centuries, one fifty, top score of 61, 21.75avg; 8 wickets, BBM 3/115, 89SR.
Don;t we have one fellow who's played about 5FC games, done nothing? We might want to throw him in ahead of Mpofu...
With Narine proving to be useless in the Test format, the other stranger just as useless, the experienced Nikita Miller, Benn and particularly Shillingford must be cracking up big time!
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Rainsford back to his menacing best, really making the second new ball talk in the current match...I would have him in the west indies touring party no problem
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Mushangwe looks to be the form spinner at the moment. Perhaps he should get a look in.
Jarvis and Rainsford would be my new ball combo.
Panyangara and Chatara could be worth a try.
Mpofo doesn't really offer much. He has a good slower ball but doesn't really trouble the batters.
Shingi can produce wicket taking deliveries but control is a problem.
Chigumbura would be better off concentrating on his batting.
Querl and Meth look good at 1st Class level, but I don't know if they are going to ever trouble international batters.
I think Rayzer has lost his edge.
Prosper is in a recession.
Vitori has lost his glory.
Mushangwe looks to be the form spinner at the moment. Perhaps he should get a look in.
Jarvis and Rainsford would be my new ball combo.
Panyangara and Chatara could be worth a try.
Mpofo doesn't really offer much. He has a good slower ball but doesn't really trouble the batters.
Shingi can produce wicket taking deliveries but control is a problem.
Chigumbura would be better off concentrating on his batting.
Querl and Meth look good at 1st Class level, but I don't know if they are going to ever trouble international batters.
I think Rayzer has lost his edge.
Prosper is in a recession.
Vitori has lost his glory.
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Guys, how did we get a settled batting line up? We gave them a chance and we made mistakes but eventually we knew we have it right. Dropping Vusi for the NZ proved that we needed him. I personally took some convincing but I'm now fully on board the Mawoyo train. The middle order is now being settled on, ironically because of the indispensable Taibu retiring. C Ervine and Waller will duke it out for a long time to come. The main problem is all rounder but like many I recognise that there's really no one else besides Chigs. I'd select him as an all rounder and bat him at 5. Give him time on the crease with one of Taylor, Hami, Vusi or Mawoyo. I feel like Chigs many times he's hampered by batting with the tail, a skill that he doesn't really have. And it's a particular skill set I'd rather have either Waller or Ervine learning. As for bowling, Mpofu and Price get in, there's really no price for experience (pun not intended). Querl excites me, but Rainsford (finally for hhm), Chatara, Shingi, even Meth are all in line to join Jarvis with the new ball. This is Butcher's last tour, do you think he might get all experimental?
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