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The Standard reports that the Sports and Recreation Commission met on Thursday to discuss the problems with Zimbabwe Cricket, but their meeting broke up without a resolution and with no date set for a follow-on meeting, leaving them to speculate that the SRC has decided not to act at this time:

Whilst acknowledging receipt of a fresh appeal by disgruntled stakeholders on Thursday calling for the establishment of an interim committee that will restart the stalled game in view of looming international commitments, that the board meeting chose to ignore it "as it contained issues that were already being dealt with", does nothing to raise expectations of a quick redress to an impasse that has so much damaged the once-thriving sport. A source within the SRC board has pointed out the "disregard" for procedure by the disaffected stakeholders where complaints "should have come through proper channels, like an association" hence the apparent snub by the Commission, to leave the game exposed and in danger of bowling itself out of the international fold.

Chingoka came out fighting in an interview in Thrusday's Herald, although the interview notably failed to touch on Justice Ebrahim's attempts to resolve the current crisis. According to Chingoka, he does

... "not see this as the battle for the players. After successfully negotiating for them, the players have their contracts now. Some have signed them while others are still to. Because they got the conditions they asked for, we expect them to sign too."

As of Monday morning, the interview seems to have been removed from The Herald's website.

Meanwhile, Matabeleland chairman Ahmet Esat has stood down from his post, and has been replaced by Ethan Dube. Dube is amongst those advocating the removal of Chingoka and Bvute. Current provincial vice-chairman Stanley Steddon, an ally of Chingoka who world normally have taken over the vacancy, is understood to have declined the post.
SRC dithers over cricket crisis (The Standard)