Gary ballance bombshell switch

secretzimbo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:03 pm

The timing is interesting. To me the timing says he's going to be in Yorkshire's XI for their next county championship fixture.

Ya I'm inclined to agree.

We won the qualifiers, the Bangladesh series and ran India close largely due to the efforts of Raza.

The players are happier for sure, and it is absolutely a step in the right direction, but we are miles off having a team that can compete regularly with the big boys.

We're short at least two good batsmen, a couple of real quality spinners, our seamers need to be more consistent, our keeper/batsman is woefully inconsistent etc etc.

On the domestic front we're currently playing more cricket, which is essential and the bare minimum that's required, but its unlikely that anyone is going to magically emerge from this talent pool.

Our age group and school cricket still suck.

Theres no magic wand, it is going to take a long concerted effort to start showing improvement. Maybe this is the first of many steps, but we've seen and heard this all before. It usually fizzles out, the best thing to date has been Mr H as head coach. If they follow his lead and don't interfere 😂 we should see some strides being made

Nail on the head Googly.

Lots of good stuff over the past year but it needs to carry on for many years and they need to take further steps.

No it's not harsh at all. We have only one guy that bowls 135 plus and he sprays it and even our premier seamer, Blessing is not tight enough. No doubt he bowls a few wicket taking deliveries though. I'm hardly saying he's not good, I'm just saying he could bowl more consistently, especially when he's not giving it everything.

Our seam attack is middle of the road in international terms. The upside is that Ngarava and Blessing have capacity to improve and they're pretty decent already. We've played Afghanistan and India and their seamers were more threatening and more consistent, and we're about to get more of the same against Australia, yet we have two 6ft 8 giants. They can give us more, of that there's no doubt.

We don't officially have a specialist spinner, except for Wellington and our part timers generally do as good a job.

He's a decent player for sure.

Houghton interview in Australia today, asked about Ballance. Dave points out his wife is related to Ballance. Says he has 'things to sort in England' first including long-term contract with Yorkshire but that 'if he wants to come back, we'd certainly welcome him'.

Asked about other county players Dave says 'we aren't going to run around with piles of cash for guys we haven't seen play in Zim for years', but everyone is 'welcome to come and score some runs in domestic cricket and then get selected'.

He also said there is an aim to have two overseas (or overseas zimbo) players in every domestic XI this coming franchise season.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/c ... iq-3826614

Bizarre that police are involved. The world is a messed up place.

secretzimbo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 12:03 pm

He also said there is an aim to have two overseas (or overseas zimbo) players in every domestic XI this coming franchise season.

Carlson and Byrom from Glamorgan

Welch from Leicestershire

Probably Curran from Northants

Probably Compton from Kent

That's 5 probables

Then-

Gubbins?

Ballance?

That's 7.

I have no idea currently about the other 3, but there are some quality batters there.

Counties aren't keen on sending their (pace) bowlers. The franchises here have very little fitness/S&C knowledge so it's a big risk to send a fast bowler. Hopefully we can get 1 or 2 though. Or maybe a spinner.

I hear we will see some players from Namibia/Uganda/Kenya maybe on short-term for a couple of matches at a time through the season.

Thats helping them, not us.

A tythe and they'll get game time, we know which franchise will be up for that 😂

Marshmallow wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:21 am

Googly wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:13 am

secretzimbo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 12:03 pm

He also said there is an aim to have two overseas (or overseas zimbo) players in every domestic XI this coming franchise season.

Carlson and Byrom from Glamorgan

Welch from Leicestershire

Probably Curran from Northants

Probably Compton from Kent

That's 5 probables

Then-

Gubbins?

Ballance?

That's 7.

I have no idea currently about the other 3, but there are some quality batters there.

Milton, will fraine?

And why no overseas bowlers?

Ya maybe Fraine.

Who's Milton?

Think he means Melton

Googly wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:31 am

Thats helping them, not us.

A tythe and they'll get game time, we know which franchise will be up for that 😂

Remember that guy from Botswana who played last season 😂 😂 😂

zimfan1 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:34 am

Think he means Melton

Oh OK!

Ya just heard he's now got an elbow problem.

Had a heel injury that really hampered his career and now has had an elbow problem that required an op and it apparently hasn't worked.

I feel so bad for Dusty. This guy wants a career more than life itself.

Hopefully it mends and he comes out firing.

He's not a complete mug with the bat, either.

Plus I think he has to stay in UK to complete his time for the passport and can't afford to be out of the country. I think in your last year of qualification you can't even be out for 30 days.

This obsession with their passport is something to behold, people put themselves through hell to get it and often never have a requirement for it ever again.

A backstop if there's a Third World Armageddon, which is entirely possible the way things are run.

secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:35 am

Googly wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:31 am

Thats helping them, not us.

A tythe and they'll get game time, we know which franchise will be up for that 😂

Remember that guy from Botswana who played last season 😂 😂 😂

I wonder if it's a percentage of your net worth or just a hundred bucks? 😂