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After laying into ZC’s financial woes, the Sunday Mail has another piece, this time looking at what ZC are doing to help the national side on their way back to Test cricket. Supported by quotes from coach Robin Brown, their line seems to be that it’s not time yet (although it seems ZC forgot […]

The Sydney Morning Herald has an ‘interview’ with Peter Chingoka (or more accurately, the author’s thoughts on an interview with him) in which the ZC chairman fights his corner over the recent KPMG audit - and it has to be said, his arguments aren’t all that convincing:
“Your company does its books, and sometimes money gets […]

Captain of Zimbabwe’s women’s side, Julia Chibhabha, has her eyes on a place in the finals of the Women’s World Cup Qualifiers that get under way today (Monday) - although in an interview on the ICC website, she admits that a realistic assessment of the side’s chances won’t be possible until after their opening match […]

In an interview with the Wisden Cricketer (not available online but reported in the Zimbabwe Independent, Zim legend Andy Flower admits that both sides should carry some blame for the internal disputes that nearly wrecked the game in the country. Looking back to the original disputes over selection the triggered the first player strike, […]

Zimbabwe U19 captain Prince Masvaure is confident that his side will make good progress in the U19 World Cup, which starts with two round of warm-up matches this week. Speaking to the Herald, Masvaure said..
“It really feels like it is a big opportunity to show your talent to the world while you are still […]

Stand-in Zim captain Hamilton Masakadza has spoken of the sides disappointment after being trounced 5-0 in the ODI series against Pakistan:
“Obviously, it was a very disappointing series because I thought we should have won at least two matches because we were in positions from which we could have won three of the ODIs but we […]

There have been a series of interviews with Zimbabwean players and coach Robin Brown in the run-up to the first ODI against Pakistan, so let’s take a look at the highlights.
Speaking to CricInfo, Brown talks about the good and the bad of his side’s loss to Patron’s XI in the opening tour match:
“Yes, we lost […]

The rumblings over Zimbabwe’s scheduled 2009 England tour rumble on, with Peter Chingoka turning to the ICC to ensure…
“…that the FTP remains sacrosanct. We’re looking to play more as opposed to excuses to not play each other. It’s important that the family looks after every member and that all nations look after one another […]

I somehow managed to miss this at the time (the interview was given during the West Indies series), but Cricket365 have an interview with Zim coach Robin Brown, in which Brown is refreshingly honest. For example, when asked if Zimbabwe were ready for a Test return…
“I don’t think we’re anywhere near there yet. […]

Zimbabwe coach Robin Brown has expressed some satisfaction with his side’s progress during 2007, but admitted in an interview with The Herald that he was disappointed with the outcome of the West Indies series:
“I am generally pleased with the way the side played in 2007 though I feel we could have drawn 2-2 against West […]