Lost Zimbabwean Talent

[stone bird]

mutendera last played a one dayer in 2001

campbell and his brother i believed intensified the race issue in zim cricket.

for those who don't know, when taibu made his debut due to a.flower being injured, taibu was next in line to be keeper. most ppl agreed dispite him being 18.

alistair insisted that his brother donald should play and apparently threatened to withdraw himself from the match if donald didn't play.

[Paoli]

Originally Posted by stone bird

campbell and his brother i believed intensified the race issue in zim cricket.

alistair insisted that his brother donald should play and apparently threatened to withdraw himself from the match if donald didn't play.

He sure did. I remember he said "It's pretty hard to captain a team when you don't get the best side". They did the right thing with Taibu though. Campbell was a prick to Zimbabwean cricket anyway. Remember in the Windies a few years ago when Campbell was dropped for Wishart, him and Zimbabwean Cricket's other royal families, namely Whittall, Flower and Streak got together at his request most likely and had Houghton overthrown pretty soonly.

Picking Don Campbell would've sent us backwards. The only thing I didn't agree about with Taibu was the fast tracking. Got him out of Churchill School and in to the tour of the Windies and then England.

[butchering lee]

Originally Posted by Paoli69

Zimbabwean Cricket's other royal families, namely Whittall, Flower and Streak .

honestly - this is a statement many people i know agree wuith and use as the reason for quite a few of the problems.

neither campbell was close to test material - imo

[Paoli]

Of course they were. When Andy Flower retired, and when Heath Streak was sacked, they were seen as honest, innocent blokes who'd never put a foot wrong.

There was more to the guys. They believed that because they had a high standing they could pull as many strings in whichever direction they wanted.

[butchering lee]

Originally Posted by Paoli69

Of course they were. .

lost you paoli - were what? (if you were replying to me)

[Paoli]

....the reason for a lot of Zimbabwean problems. Was replying to you.

[butchering lee]

Originally Posted by Paoli69

....the reason for a lot of Zimbabwean problems. Was replying to you.

that's a relief. i thought you were saying both campbells were test material

[stone bird]

Originally Posted by butchering lee

neither campbell was close to test material - imo

i'd have to disagree there.

i personally thought alistair campbell was a very good batsmen. his technique was very classy. he had a problem with his concentration though.

he was a player who should have averaged in the 40s.

[butchering lee]

maybe in ODIs (A. campbell should have a 40 ave). i don't doubt his class - i saw quite a lot of him - but i think he has the test ave. he deserves.

[stone bird]

Originally Posted by butchering lee

maybe in ODIs (A. campbell should have a 40 ave). i don't doubt his class - i saw quite a lot of him - but i think he has the test ave. he deserves.

your obviously not a fan , i have seen a bit of him and i often thought that he looked brilliant at times. he was a ordinary captain!