I don't know what is wrong with Zimbabwean selectors. I don't think ZC are racist; if they were, we'd still have only one white person; Brendan Taylor as it was, in the team. But they make inexplicable selection acts. Vermuelen, Nkala, Marillier and Gripper are in the best 15 in the country, well inside the twenty seven.

What motivates them to do this? I wouldn't have a clue. I sent an email to ZC asking them for the full list. Normally, their communications manager is pretty helpful, although he skipped an enquiry about Bvute's appointment as General Manager.

On the subject of Chigumbura, he possesses a substantial degree of natural talent and could mature into quite a useful batting allrounder if given the right guidance. He showed his class in the series in Bangladesh.