2023-2031 FTP news, updates, etc

> secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:13 pm Next two years: July 2024: 1 Test away to Ireland July-August 2024: U25 tour of England - unknown fixtures August 2024: 2 FC, 3 ODs at home to SA Emerging XI (Zim Emerging XI) October 2024: 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier B, in Kenya. November 2024: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Pakistan December 2024: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Afghanistan January 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Ireland March 2025: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Bangladesh May 2025: 1 Test away to England June 2025: 2 Tests at home to South Africa July 2025: T20I Tri-series at home to South Africa and New Zealand Jul/Aug 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs at home to New Zealand August 2025: 2026 T20 Word Cup Africa Regional Final Qualifier, location TBC. September 2025: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Sri Lanka October-November 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Afghanistan May 2026: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Pakistan July 2026: 2 Tests, 5 ODIs at home to Bangladesh September 2026: 3 ODIs at home to Australia December 2026: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Afghanistan

How is a Zimbabwe home series considered "to Pakistan"???

I don’t know. Is that not correct Englis**t’s used often, especially in e.g. football fixtures. ‘Who are you guys playing this weekend?’ ‘Oh we are at home to Arsenal’. I have been in grim England for three months, forgive me. This place is probably sending me insane.

> secretzimbo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 6:58 am I don’t know. Is that not correct Englis**t’s used often, especially in e.g. football fixtures. ‘Who are you guys playing this weekend?’ ‘Oh we are at home to Arsenal’. I have been in grim England for three months, forgive me. This place is probably sending me insane.

It may be specific to football then. I don't think I've heard Brits use it that way, but I'm not as familiar with British English as someothers on this forum.

> secretzimbo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 6:58 am I don’t know. Is that not correct Englis**t’s used often, especially in e.g. football fixtures. ‘Who are you guys playing this weekend?’ ‘Oh we are at home to Arsenal’. I have been in grim England for three months, forgive me. This place is probably sending me insane.

England isn’t that bad, not as peaceful as KweKwe but I don’t mind it here. Plenty of decent cricket grounds scattered around.

A few more weeks and I’ll be back home thankfully. Miserable place, miserable people and miserable weather

> secretzimbo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 6:58 am I don’t know. Is that not correct Englis**t’s used often, especially in e.g. football fixtures. ‘Who are you guys playing this weekend?’ ‘Oh we are at home to Arsenal’. I have been in grim England for three months, forgive me. This place is probably sending me insane.

Boxing Day will see Man Utd travel to Wolves, and they will finish the 2024/25 campaign at home to Aston Villa on May 25.

> secretzimbo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 8:26 pm A few more weeks and I’ll be back home thankfully. Miserable place, miserable people and miserable weather

It's good to go there every so often. Stay there just long enough to be really grateful to come back to this s**thole

The traffic here sums up everything. They've decided at the 11th hour to dig up every major road and put in massive highways for the Sadcc summit, but only to the places where the delegations will be going.

The other roads are now completely f***ed because people are trying to find detours. Those will never be repaired because they won't be seen.

The presidents don't like Meikles hotel (5 star) so each one is getting a presidential villa built.

They don't like the VIP section of the airport either. Vital to have that when you're basically walking thru and waving.

It's days away and they're weeks from finishing if they work a 24 hour shift. They knew they were hosting a long time ago but I think the delays were due to squabbling over who and how the hundreds of millions would be liberated. We're already bankrupt but this makes it a lot worse. They're going to have to give away the other half of the country to the Chinese to pay for it. Those guys must wonder daily at the willingness of African leaders to hand over whole portions of their countries for trinkets.

Those early explorers buying countries for glass beads and cloths hasn't changed

It's a chaotic disaster and still not as poorly run as ZC. and still not as corrupt as America.

> Googly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:29 am secretzimbo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2024 8:26 pm A few more weeks and I’ll be back home thankfully. Miserable place, miserable people and miserable weather It's good to go there every so often. Stay there just long enough to be really grateful to come back to this s**thole The traffic here sums up everything. They've decided at the 11th hour to dig up every major road and put in massive highways for the Sadcc summit, but only to the places where the delegations will be going. The other roads are now completely f***ed because people are trying to find detours. Those will never be repaired because they won't be seen. The presidents don't like Meikles hotel (5 star) so each one is getting a presidential villa built. They don't like the VIP section of the airport either. Vital to have that when you're basically walking thru and waving. It's days away and they're weeks from finishing if they work a 24 hour shift. They knew they were hosting a long time ago but I think the delays were due to squabbling over who and how the hundreds of millions would be liberated. We're already bankrupt but this makes it a lot worse. They're going to have to give away the other half of the country to the Chinese to pay for it. Those guys must wonder daily at the willingness of African leaders to hand over whole portions of their countries for trinkets. Those early explorers buying countries for glass beads and cloths hasn't changed It's a chaotic disaster and still not as poorly run as ZC. and still not as corrupt as America.

And our mess back home naturally spills over into South Africa. Embarrassing being a Zimbo over here

The sad fact is they can still point a finger at us when they've completely destroyed their country, they just don't know it yet. The mortal blow has been delivered. What they've done to Joburgh CBD is a snapshot of what's coming.

> secretzimbo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2024 5:56 pm secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:13 pm Next two years: July 2024: 1 Test away to Ireland July-August 2024: U25 tour of England - unknown fixtures August 2024: 2 FC, 3 ODs at home to SA Emerging XI (Zim Emerging XI) October 2024: 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier B, in Kenya. November 2024: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Pakistan December 2024: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Afghanistan January 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Ireland March 2025: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Bangladesh May 2025: 1 Test away to England June 2025: 2 Tests at home to South Africa July 2025: T20I Tri-series at home to South Africa and New Zealand Jul/Aug 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs at home to New Zealand August 2025: 2026 T20 Word Cup Africa Regional Final Qualifier, location TBC. September 2025: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Sri Lanka October-November 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Afghanistan May 2026: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Pakistan July 2026: 2 Tests, 5 ODIs at home to Bangladesh September 2026: 3 ODIs at home to Australia December 2026: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Afghanistan Some local journos now confirming the full Afghanistan series is going ahead in December, all three formats as planned.

Many thanks - lots of key information here. I see that the Test vs England is now confirmed for Trent Bridge. I have tickets in hand!!