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Courtesy of the Sunday News, a quick between-series update on the current squad. Edward Rainsford, Anthony Ireland, Terrence Duffin and Brendan Taylor have returned to the UK to fulfil their club committments, and are due back in Zim at the beginning on September, when training begins again ahead of the Australia Academy series. Tawanda Mupariwa and Anthony Ireland have confirmed injuries after the Bangladesh series - Mupariwa with a twisted ankle following his 3rd ODI heroics, Ireland with a cracked toe picked up in the final match. Both are expected to have recovered in time for the upcoming games.

Sean William's place in the Zimbabwe setup was put in doubt when he returned to the UK during the series against Bangladesh A, despite Kevin Curran's efforts to persuade him to agree to play for the national side. Curran still wants him in the side, but there seems to be some doubt abouth whether that will happen:

"Sean Williams is an ideal all-rounder. He had to go back to fulfil his contract in England and will make a decision on whether he wants to play for Zimbabwe after that. He is one player I need in my squad, he is good in all the aspects of the game—batting, bowling and fielding."

The article also addresses the eternal question of picking "rebel" players, although with the now-standard non response:

Curran said if there are players who wanted to make themselves available for selection, they are welcome to do so.

Sunday News - Zimbabwe eyes Champions Trophy