Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Harare, 25-29 April, 2013

The first one was a crack...umm...crapper. Can the Bangers make 200?

Only 2 more sleeps.

Zimbabwe will have a ranking after this test and should be above Bangladesh.

Zimbabwe have a decent team, considering. I think with the right infrastructure, a superior political situation, and some proper facilities, they would be among the better Test sides by now. As it is they're doing alright and are much more deserving of Test status than Bangladesh. Bangladesh just don't do themselves any favours. I believe they deserve Test status but their lack of development offers strong support for there being two tiers of Test Cricket. I think if you threw Ireland in to the mix, they would beat Bangladesh. Porterfield, Joyce, N. O'Brien, Wilson, Stirling, Dockrell, are at least as good as their Bangladeshi counterparts. I mean, who have Bangladesh actually beaten in Test Matches? I'm pretty sure they beat a West Indies 'A' team twice in matches that should be retrospectively stripped of Test status.

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Zimbabwe have a decent team, considering. I think with the right infrastructure, a superior political situation, and some proper facilities, they would be among the better Test sides by now. As it is they're doing alright and are much more deserving of Test status than Bangladesh. Bangladesh just don't do themselves any favours. I believe they deserve Test status but their lack of development offers strong support for there being two tiers of Test Cricket. I think if you threw Ireland in to the mix, they would beat Bangladesh. Porterfield, Joyce, N. O'Brien, Wilson, Stirling, Dockrell, are at least as good as their Bangladeshi counterparts. I mean, who have Bangladesh actually beaten in Test Matches? I'm pretty sure they beat a West Indies 'A' team twice in matches that should be retrospectively stripped of Test status.

agree, along with the entire 1978-79 Antipodean season

As well as every England Test Match of the 90s. And many during the 80s and 00s. And 10s. And most decades, really.

True.

Apparently, the ICC has expunged the records of all Test matches which India did not compete in or win.

They were JAMTs.

tricycle wrote:They were JAMTs.

JAMTINS: just another meaningless test Indians never saw

How were they even allowed FC status?

Oh Rikki you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey Rikki!!

Ngam ah don't lose that Rikki

Rahim seems to have had a go at Zimbots for poor facilities. Does Zimbabwe have 'good facilities'?

burned down

and supposedly redistributed...

Meanwhile
http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES6/articles/000031/003196.shtml

He already has an Irish passport

Zimbos winning the toss and fielding. Tamim's back. Chakabva in for Maruma.

And Cremer drops Islam.

Jahurul's consistent. Always plays well past 20 and throws it with a shite shot.

Now Tamim throws away his wicket. Crapulent 3 wickets.

3-120. All out 150?

4/125

Even Chigumbura's getting the wickets.

Predictably shit. Such a disappointment after their gutsy showing in Lanka.

Mohammad Ashraful c Cremer b SW Masakadza 4

This man has to be one of the most frustrating players in the international game. So much potential, so little delivery.

Ashraful in non Lanka matches

48 92 3 1643 158* 18.46

Could do worse than to bugger him off for good.

That is so lame. And this was the man that made history by getting the Bangers home in a JAMODI v Aus back in 2005.