ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 discussion

And the statistician?

If we dont win a game there's a good chance Salamander is on his bike as well.

Only guys who would survive a whitewash are Matsi, Mutendira and Chigumbura.

> Googly wrote: ↑Thu Jan 15, 2026 4:55 pm And the statistician?

Jonty does that on excel these days

Zimdan assisting with working out medians

Zimbabwe Cricket has announced the appointment of West Indies great Courtney Walsh as bowling consultant for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

> Marshmallow wrote: ↑Fri Jan 16, 2026 7:54 pm Zimbabwe Cricket has announced the appointment of West Indies great Courtney Walsh as bowling consultant for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

A few of our bowlers could relate to Courtney Walsh on the batting front.

I wonder what that's going to cost?

A bowling consultant because we don't have a bowling coach? Salamander should be able to cover that base anyway.

He's not changing anyone's action, all he's doing is hopefully providing inspiration- c'mon lads, you can do it, line and length. Where's my 50k?

Now if he handed out some lucky gold chains that would be another matter.

Who is our stand-in statistician? The guy that provides the clips of the opposition and helps strategize how to bowl at guys, where to set fields, and what to expect from bowlers if you're a batter.

A lot of that is known, but not all. Its vital info.

I heard Houghton is heading back to UK in March? So is he heading up our HPC or not?

Also heard Eric Chauluka is joining the national side as assistant batting coach. If you're an international batsman that's failing dismally are you tapping into Eric's knowledge or would you rather Ballance or Houghton had a look for a fresh perspective.

Pick a guy who knows as much as, or more than Stuey, not less.

Eric isn't making a difference, Ballance might and he's costing one tenth what Courtney Walsh will be demanding. Houghton is already on the payroll so he's "free"

I wonder who will manage/coach Eagles? I guess it will be via Whatsapp like Matsikenyeri does at Mountaineers.

Theyre missing a trick with the franchise coaching, we don't need any. I'm yet to see one actually do more than arrive late, if at all, and just stand around. We just need aged disinterested player coaches who are bang average and marking time and hoping they can get a stand around job when they retire. We also need someone with an agenda to send poisonous messages from head office...wait...we have a guy that does that already.

Things are extremely dire.

Houghton said in December he was setting up the high performance centre on Deans podcast. I wonder if his heading to England to seek some funding or resources.

Yeah that’s fair Can’t knock it either though, 8 off 6 required, he did what was asked of him as the finisher.

You’d be clutching at straws to find an extended match winning innings from him. Ireland last year is the only one that comes to mind.