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who should be playing for zim?

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lately a few players have returned and the system is looking a lot better but who are some playeers that have yet to return . i can think of a few that would be quality players in our starting team: J.Cameron,S.Ervine,A.Ireland,M.Goodwin,G.Ballance(hasnt commited yet),T.Friend,B.Rogers,C. de-grandhomme,T.Gripper. im sure there are more , please let me know of some more players who could still be contributing to our first class cricket or even national colours. out of the players above i only recon a few could stll play for zim they would have to be , cameron,ireland,goodwin,ervine,ballance and de grandhomme. I really do hope cameron returns as he is a great all round prospect that could be more than handy in the test arena
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cameron- yes

ervine-yes

ireland- very very yes

goodwin- 38 yrs old...

ballance-yes

friend-was never that good, would be good for the rhinos

rogers-ditto

grandhomme-yes

gripper-37 yrs old...was starting to peak but think hes been out of the game too long

the other one i can think of is scott brand
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besides its not that impportant we have meth now.

its all good...under control.
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I think Dabengwa should open both the batting and the bowling...in tests, and Matsikenyeri should replace Masakadza...

Did I just write that? Damn Meth addiction makes me do crazy things.
My All-time Zimbabwe XI
Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
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Gripper was a very gritty batter. He never had a great technique. Infact his technique was like Piet Rinke in a way.
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Gripper never gave his wicket away which was a quality I liked in his batting.
My All-time Zimbabwe XI
Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
I wonder if piet rinke will ever come back to Zim. I played against him this season against scarborough and he was bowling at a decent pace swinging it alot aswel.
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Piet Rinke should be selected whenever we play associate sides. his record against them is very good, particularly opening the batting.

It is scary how bad our team was about 5 years ago - Piet Rinke opening the batting!
My All-time Zimbabwe XI
Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
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Piet Rinke struggled to bowl 70Mph on all the occasions i whatched him bowl on T.V. And the only time i ever saw him bat was when he opened the batting against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy in 2006. He was bowled for a first ball duck, and he didn't move his feet atall. I'm not joking, not atall. So I reckon if Rinke was back, it'd be a backward step.
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