Liam Dawson in Zim

Wow, that is poor form. Dawson could have learned some good life lessons in Zim, but now he just has a contract bailout on his resume.

Yeah this is bad taste, but I'm not harsh on him.

Think about it- he has no ties to zim at all. Hes a young man in the bush in the middle of a 3rd world nation in Africa and was no doubt lonely and bored. He was probably surrounded by people who couldn't talk English and the thought of 5 months freaked him out.

He should have thought it through more I agree- don't choose a town like mutare when you can live in the glitz and glamour of Harare etc.

But he's a young dumb kid and probably didn't mean any harm and had good intentions.

I dont think it makes him a terrible bloke, either. Just poor judgment and lacking some integrity.

Terryalderman wrote:Whilst disappointing, it's easy for many of us who live in countries like Australia and the UK to pass comment. Especially when you don't no the whole story. The same applies when criticising Ervine and Williams.

Terry i am a Zimbabwean (a white one at that) and even though i know that it can be hard it some of the more rural areas, i think to jack it in after a month is a poor effort, should of given it a little longer particulary as they had a few games coming up over the next few weeks.

Just look at Adam Wheater at the Tuskers, he went and worked hard last winter, took himself out of his comfort zone and had a great season at Essex this summer and now is in the england HP Sqaud. I think the whole trip could of been great for Dawson, he could of seen a new side to live and build on his character but sasdley he wanst mentally strong enough.

yes but wheater is in bulawayo....step above Mutare in terms of things to do.

also you may be a white zimbabwean but your location says Hong Kong... you got out of the place?

ZIMDOGGY wrote:yes but wheater is in bulawayo....step above Mutare in terms of things to do.

also you may be a white zimbabwean but your location says Hong Kong... you got out of the place?

True but Matare isnt a desert

Have to go where the work is im afraid

haha thats one conspiracy i think Bayhaus has down to a teee.

liam, put some cement in your coffee to harden up.

And while your at it spike sean williams coffee too.... if you happen to run into him even though he lives in bulawayo and you in england. But if you do. spike that latte.

I'm not sure that qualifies as a conspiracy theory, but it seems like a good bet.

bayhaus wrote:cricket1694 - Joined just to come to the defence of Liam? Sus - picious!

This is how it really went down...

liam was bored and decided to google his name and see how his google ranking was doing. he was quite surprised when the very top result was a link to a site called Zimbabwe Cricket Forums, and there was a topic entirely dedicated to him! So he clicks the link and doesnt have to wait long for Internet explorer (yeah Liam is PC not Mac) to bring out the page. After reading the first few posts the smile slowly disappeared, these guys from nowhere were being disresectful to a guy with class! But what really urked him to join the forum and 'set the record straight' was the thought of all those fans out there who will be eagerly searching for Liam Dawson' in google only to see this link first! He tried to get the post deleted but the page kept giving him an error-1694. hence he resorted to posting the two posts. And the sad realisation that to have this post come up so highly in Google when your name is typed, shows that you are the real nobody as noone else is talking about you.

Welcome to the Forum! Thats me introducing myself to you as your local Conspiracy Therapist cos I believe conspiracy theories are really therapuetic.

Ps dont take it personal.

This guy :D